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The metabolic syndrome using the National Cholesterol Education Program and International Diabetes Federation definitions among urbanised black South Africans with established coronary artery disease

Published in: Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa
Volume 12 , issue 1 , 2007 , pages: 6–12

DOI: 10.1080/22201009.2007.10872151

Author(s): Lucas M Ntyintyane Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, , Vanessa R Panz Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, , Frederick J Raal Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism Research Unit, Department of Medicine, , Geoffrey V Gill Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK

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Abstract

Background. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) introduced a new definition of the metabolic syndrome (MS) that emphasises ethnic-specific cut-offs for waist circumference (WC).

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