Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 363-366, August 2009

Metabolic syndrome in 10–16-year-old learners from the Western Cape, South Africa: Comparison of the NCEP ATP III and IDF criteria

  • T. Matsha

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Health and Wellness Science, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, PO Box 1906, Bellville 7530, Cape Town, South Africa. Tel.: +27 21 959 6366; fax: +27 21 959 6760.
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  • S. Hassan

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • A. Bhata

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • Y. Yako

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chemical Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • B. Fanampe

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • A. Somers

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • M. Hoffmann

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chemical Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • Z. Mohammed

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellness Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa
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  • R.T. Erasmus

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chemical Pathology, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa

Received 16 January 2009 published online 24 February 2009.

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PII: S0021-9150(09)00071-9

doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2009.01.030

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 2 , Pages 363-366, August 2009

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