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Is the "South Asian Phenotype" Unique to South Asians?: Comparing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in the CARRS and NHANES Studies.
Global heart - 1 Mar 2016
Patel Shivani A, Shivashankar Roopa, Ali Mohammed K, Anjana R M, Deepa M, Kapoor Deksha, Kondal Dimple, Rautela Garima, Mohan V, Narayan K M Venkat, Kadir M Masood, Fatmi Zafar, Prabhakaran Dorairaj, Tandon Nikhil
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BACKGROUND: In the context of rising obesity in South Asia, it is unclear whether the "South Asian phenotype"(described as high glucose, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high triglycerides at normal ranges of body weight) continues to be disproportionately exhibited by contemporary South Asians relative to other race/ethnic groups. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the distinctiveness of the South Asian...
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