ArticleIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism2012
Metabolic syndrome in South Asians.
Article in Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers.
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- Exploring the epidemiology and awareness of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) among health sciences students in an academic health care institute in India.Metabolism open · 2024Article
- Influence of Mediterranean Diet on Sexual Function in People with Metabolic Syndrome: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Alcoholic Liver Disease/Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Index for Classification of Patients with Steatotic Liver Disease.Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome · 2024Article
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- Comparison of global definitions of metabolic syndrome in early pregnancy among the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort participants in Sri Lanka.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Changing demography and the challenge of dementia in India.Nature reviews. Neurology · 2021Review
- Energy Metabolism in Relation to Diet and Physical Activity: A South Asian Perspective.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Clinical, Metabolic and Hormonal Profiles of Bangladeshi Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.TouchREVIEWS in endocrinology · 2021Review
- Effectiveness of Multi Interventional Package on Selected Parameters of Metabolic Syndrome among Women: A Pilot Study.Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2020Article
- Ethnicity and Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Assessment, Management and Prevention.Nutrients · 2019Review
- Type II diabetes mellitus and obesity: Common links, existing therapeutics and future developments.Journal of biosciences · 2019Article
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Abstract
South Asia is home to one of the largest population of people with metabolic syndrome (MetS). The prevalence of MetS in South Asians varies according to region, extent of urbanization, lifestyle patterns, and socioeconomic/cultural factors. Recent data show that about one-third of the urban population in large cities in India has the MetS. All classical risk factors comprising the MetS are prevalent in Asian Indians residing in India. The higher risk in this ethnic population necessitated a lowering of the cut-off values of the risk factors to identify and intervene for the MetS to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Some pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions are underway in MetS to assess the efficacy in preventing the diabetes and cardiovascular disease in this ethnic population.
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