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The association between the hypertriglyceridaemia waist phenotype, cardiovascular risk factors and the metabolic syndrome in South African Asian-Indians.
Diabetes & metabolic syndrome - 1 Jun 2022
Prakaschandra Rosaley, Naidoo Datshana P
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The combination of high triglycerides and increased waist circumference (HTGW) has not been examined as a predictor of cardiometabolic abnormalities or the metabolic syndrome (MetS) in high-risk Asian populations. This study examines the so-called hypertriglyceridemia waist (HTGW) phenotype, (high serum triglycerides [Tg]) and increased waist circumference (WC) as a predictor of...
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