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An examination of sex and racial/ethnic differences in the metabolic syndrome among adults: A confirmatory factor analysis and a resulting continuous severity score

Matthew J. Gurka, Christa L. Lilly, M. Norman Oliver, Mark D. DeBoer

Metabolism · 2013 · 273 citations · 34 references

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MedicineEndocrinologyEpidemiologyIndividual DifferencesMetabolic PhysiologyDiabetes MellitusEthnicity In HealthMetabolic DiseaseMetabolic EndocrinologyMetabolic SyndromeSex Differences In HealthConfirmatory Factor Analysis InvarianceMetabolic Syndrome AssociationsMetabolic Syndrome EpidemiologyRacial Differences In ObesitySex Differences In DiabetesSex Differences In ObesitySex-based Metabolic DifferencesSex-related Metabolic Variability

References

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Education, Biostatistics, Educational Measurement +16

The metabolic syndrome—a new worldwide definition

K. G. M. M. Alberti, Paul Zimmet, Jonathan E. Shaw · The Lancet · 2005 · 9.3K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine +14

Prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome Among US Adults

Earl S. Ford, Wayne H. Giles, William H. Dietz · JAMA · 2002 · 6.7K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Clinical Nutrition +13

The Metabolic Syndrome

Yong-Woo Park, Shankuan Zhu, Latha Palaniappan et al. · Archives of Internal Medicine · 2003 · 2.1K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutrition +17

Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study)

Lars Bo Andersen, Maarike Harro, Luís B. Sardinha et al. · The Lancet · 2006 · 1.5K citations

Public Health, Child Health, Preventive Medicine +13