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MONW phenotype is associated with advanced colorectal adenoma in Korean men.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Sept 2012
Kim Moon-Chan, Kim Chang-Sup, Chung Tae-Heum, Jeong Joseph, Lee Seon-Ho, Kim Sung-Ryul, Jung Seok-Won, Park Neung-Hwa, Yoo Cheol-In
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The aim of this study was to investigate whether there was a relationship between colorectal adenoma and metabolically obese but normal weight (MONW) among Korean men and women. The MONW phenotype is defined as a BMI <25, but fulfilling the metabolic syndrome (MS) criteria with a modified waist circumference (≥90 cm for men and ≥85 cm for women) appropriate for Korean. A total of 3,430 subjects (2,263 men and...
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