Health
Vol.5 No.10(2013), Paper ID 38005, 8
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DOI:10.4236/health.2013.510227
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic patients: A comparative study using WHO, NCEP ATP III, IDF and Harmonized definitions
Mun Chieng Tan, Ooi Chuan Ng, Teck Wee Wong, Anthony Joseph, Yoke Mun Chan, Abdul Rahman Hejar
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia;
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia;
Heart and Lung Centre, iHEAL Medical Centre Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Institute of Gerontology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
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How to Cite this Article
Tan, M. C. , Ng, O. C. , Wong, T. W. , Joseph, A. , Chan, Y. M. and Hejar, A. R. (2013) Prevalence of metabolic syndrome in type 2 diabetic patients: A comparative study using WHO, NCEP ATP III, IDF and Harmonized definitions.
Health,
5, 1689-1696. doi: 10.4236/health.2013.510227.