Asian Americans have greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome despite lower body mass index

[1] Isomaa B(2001)Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome Diabetes Care 24 683-689

[2] Almgren P(2002)Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study Am J Epidemiol 156 1070-1077

[3] Tuomi T(2003)NCEP-defined metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and prevalence of coronary heart disease among NHANES III participants age 50 years and older Diabetes 52 1210-1214

[4] Forsen B(2002)Analysis of obesity and hyperinsulinemia in the development of metabolic syndrome: San Antonio Heart Study Obes Res 10 923-931

[5] Lahti K(2004)Predictors of the incident metabolic syndrome in adults Diabetes Care 27 788-793

[6] Nissen M(2002)Serum insulin, obesity, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in black and white adults: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study: 1987-1998 Diabetes Care 25 1358-1364

[7] Laaksonen DE(2002)Heterogeneity in the relationship between ethnicity, BMI, and fasting insulin Diabetes Care 25 1351-1357

[8] Lakka H-M(1994)Proinsulin and specific insulin concentration in high- and low-risk populations for NIDDM (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) Diabetes v43 p1490-p1494

[9] Niskanen LK(2006)Body-mass index and mortality in Korean men and women N Engl J Med 355 779-787

[10] Kaplan GA(2004)Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among 40,698 Korean metropolitan subjects Diabetes Res Clin Pract 65 143-149

[1] Isomaa B(2001)Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality associated with the metabolic syndrome Diabetes Care 24 683-689

[2] Almgren P(2002)Metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes mellitus: application and validation of recently suggested definitions of the metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort study Am J Epidemiol 156 1070-1077

[3] Tuomi T(2003)NCEP-defined metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and prevalence of coronary heart disease among NHANES III participants age 50 years and older Diabetes 52 1210-1214

[4] Forsen B(2002)Analysis of obesity and hyperinsulinemia in the development of metabolic syndrome: San Antonio Heart Study Obes Res 10 923-931

[5] Lahti K(2004)Predictors of the incident metabolic syndrome in adults Diabetes Care 27 788-793

[6] Nissen M(2002)Serum insulin, obesity, and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in black and white adults: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study: 1987-1998 Diabetes Care 25 1358-1364

[7] Laaksonen DE(2002)Heterogeneity in the relationship between ethnicity, BMI, and fasting insulin Diabetes Care 25 1351-1357

[8] Lakka H-M(1994)Proinsulin and specific insulin concentration in high- and low-risk populations for NIDDM (non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus) Diabetes v43 p1490-p1494

[9] Niskanen LK(2006)Body-mass index and mortality in Korean men and women N Engl J Med 355 779-787

[10] Kaplan GA(2004)Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among 40,698 Korean metropolitan subjects Diabetes Res Clin Pract 65 143-149