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Characteristics of metabolically obese, normal-weight women differ by menopause status: the Fourth Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 2013
Choi Jin-Young, Ha Hee Sung, Kwon Hyuk-Sang, Lee Seung-Hwan, Cho Hyun-Hee, Yim Hyeon Woo, Lee Won-Chul, Park Yong-Moon
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OBJECTIVE: People with metabolically obese, normal-weight (MONW) phenotype, characterized by insulin resistance, are vulnerable to cardiovascular disease even though they are not physically obese. We assessed whether the characteristics of the MONW phenotype differed by menopause status in Korean women. METHODS: A nationally representative sample of 1,736 Korean women aged 19 years or older (1,197 premenopausal...
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