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SUBMITTER: Gasevic D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4210572 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Gasevic Danijela D Frohlich Jiri J Mancini Gb John GJ Lear Scott A SA
Lipids in health and disease 20141010
<h4>Background</h4>Waist circumference, a metabolic syndrome (MetSy) criterion, is not routinely measured in clinical practice making early identification of individuals with MetSy challenging. It has been argued that ratios of commonly measured parameters such as lipids and lipoproteins may be an acceptable alternative for identifying individuals with MetSy. The objective of our study was to explore clinical utility of lipid ratios to identify men and women with MetSy; and to explore the associ ...[more]