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Sociodemographic Disparities in the Composition of Metabolic Syndrome Components Among Adults in South Korea
Diabetes Care, 08/01/2012
Lim H et al. – Those who were older, male, and low–socioeconomic status (SES) female had higher rates of Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in South Korea. The SES–MetS association was not found in men. Central obesity + low HDL cholesterol (HDL–C) + hypertriglyceridemia was the most common MetS pattern regardless of the SES.