The metabolic syndrome--a new worldwide definition.

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Asian Americans have greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome despite lower body mass index. Int J Obes (Lond) (2010) 1.50

What about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as a new criterion to define metabolic syndrome? World J Gastroenterol (2013) 1.49

Comparison of different definitions of the metabolic syndrome in relation to cardiovascular mortality in European men and women. Diabetologia (2006) 1.48

Inflammation as a Link between Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome. J Nutr Metab (2012) 1.47

Increased Rho kinase activity in a Taiwanese population with metabolic syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.46

Metabolic syndrome according to different definitions in a rapidly developing country of the African region. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2008) 1.46

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A genome-wide association study of the metabolic syndrome in Indian Asian men. PLoS One (2010) 1.42

The Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome with Stress, Coronary Heart Disease and Pulmonary Function--An Occupational Cohort-Based Study. PLoS One (2015) 1.41

Gender differences in metabolic syndrome components among the Korean 66-year-old population with metabolic syndrome. BMC Geriatr (2016) 1.40

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The effect of exercise on the cardiovascular risk factors constituting the metabolic syndrome: a meta-analysis of controlled trials. Sports Med (2013) 1.40

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Altered mitochondrial membrane potential, mass, and morphology in the mononuclear cells of humans with type 2 diabetes. Transl Res (2010) 1.40

The current waist circumference cut point used for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in sub-Saharan African women is not appropriate. PLoS One (2012) 1.39

The association between periodontal disease and metabolic syndrome among outpatients with diabetes in Jordan. J Diabetes Metab Disord (2015) 1.39

Methotrexate therapy associates with reduced prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients over the age of 60- more than just an anti-inflammatory effect? A cross sectional study. Arthritis Res Ther (2009) 1.39

Increasing overall physical activity and aerobic fitness is associated with improvements in metabolic risk: cohort analysis of the ProActive trial. Diabetologia (2008) 1.39

Multilevel Approach of a 1-Year Program of Dietary and Exercise Interventions on Bone Mineral Content and Density in Metabolic Syndrome--the RESOLVE Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS One (2015) 1.38

Curcumin extract for prevention of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.36

Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome among Working Adults in Ethiopia. Int J Hypertens (2011) 1.36

Critical role of cytochrome P450 2E1 (CYP2E1) in the development of high fat-induced non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. J Hepatol (2012) 1.35

Insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) cut-off values and the metabolic syndrome in a general adult population: effect of gender and age: EPIRCE cross-sectional study. BMC Endocr Disord (2013) 1.35

Nine-year incident diabetes is predicted by fatty liver indices: the French D.E.S.I.R. study. BMC Gastroenterol (2010) 1.34

Changes in triglyceride levels over time and risk of type 2 diabetes in young men. Diabetes Care (2008) 1.34

Modifiable disease risk, readiness to change, and psychosocial functioning improve with integrative medicine immersion model. Altern Ther Health Med (2012) 1.33

Dietary patterns are associated with metabolic syndrome in adult Samoans. J Nutr (2009) 1.32

Coexpression network analysis in abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue reveals regulatory genetic loci for metabolic syndrome and related phenotypes. PLoS Genet (2012) 1.31

Fetal programming and metabolic syndrome. Annu Rev Physiol (2011) 1.31

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A simple screening score for diabetes for the Korean population: development, validation, and comparison with other scores. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.29

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Depressive symptoms and the metabolic syndrome in childhood and adulthood: a prospective cohort study. Health Psychol (2009) 1.27

Effects of physical activity, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference on total mortality risk in the Swedish National March Cohort. Eur J Epidemiol (2010) 1.26

Android fat depot is more closely associated with metabolic syndrome than abdominal visceral fat in elderly people. PLoS One (2011) 1.25

Metabolic syndrome and cancer. Metab Syndr Relat Disord (2009) 1.24

Metabolic syndrome in South Asians. Indian J Endocrinol Metab (2012) 1.24

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Dairy consumption and the incidence of hyperglycemia and the metabolic syndrome: results from a french prospective study, Data from the Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome (DESIR). Diabetes Care (2011) 1.24

The role of interleukin-18 in the metabolic syndrome. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2010) 1.23

Weight loss success in metabolic syndrome by telephone interventions: results from the SHINE Study. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 1.23

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Basal C-peptide Level as a Surrogate Marker of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetic Patients. Diabetes Metab J (2011) 1.22

Age at menarche and its association with the metabolic syndrome and its components: results from the KORA F4 study. PLoS One (2011) 1.21

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Assessing the prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome according to NCEP ATP III in Germany: feasibility and quality aspects of a two step approach in 1550 randomly selected primary health care practices. Ger Med Sci (2006) 1.20

Practical way to assess metabolic syndrome using a continuous score obtained from principal components analysis. Diabetologia (2006) 1.19

A high fat diet increases mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and uncoupling to decrease efficiency in rat heart. Basic Res Cardiol (2011) 1.19

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Metabolic syndrome and diabetes, alone and in combination, as predictors of cardiovascular disease mortality among men. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.18

Association between metabolic syndrome and liver histology among children with nonalcoholic Fatty liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2010) 1.17

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