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1 online resource (224 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Endocrinology Research and Clinical Developments Ser.
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Endocrinology Research and Clinical Developments Ser.
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Description based upon print version of record. |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Ethnicity and Syndrome X -- Introduction -- Communicable Diseases to Non-Communicable Diseases: The Paradigm Shift -- Modernization vis-à-vis Urbanization -- Rapid Change in Dietary Habits (The Nutrition Transition) -- Reduced Physical Activity -- Growing Public Health Burden across the Globe -- Transition in Developing Countries -- Thrifty Genotype/Thrifty Phenotype Hypotheses -- Socioeconomic Factors -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Transnational Migration as a Risk Factor for Syndrome X -- Introduction |
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Definition of Syndrome X -- Obesity, Diabetes Type II and Hypertension -- Syndrome X -- A Disease of Poverty? -- Risk Factor Migration -- Migration and Health -- Migration and Non-Communicable Diseases -- Obesity among Migrants -- Diabetes among Migrants -- Hypertension among Migrants -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Ethnic Diversities and Risk Factors with Syndrome X in South Africa -- Introduction -- Syndrome X -- Hypertension -- Coronary Heart Disease -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 |
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A Comparative Study on Nutritional Status among Tribal and Non-Tribal Mothers in Rajshahi District Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Study Design and Population -- Sample Size Determination -- Data Collection -- Sample Procedures -- Outcome Variables -- Independent Variables -- Questionnaire -- Statistical Analysis -- Ethics Approval and Consent to Participate -- Results -- Discussion -- Strength of the Study -- Limitation of the Study -- Conclusion -- Competing Interests -- Funding Source -- Authors' Contributions -- Acknowledgments |
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References -- Chapter 5 -- Comparative Analysis of Total Body Parameters and Functional Characteristics of Mongolian Rural and Urban Children and Adolescents -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Comparison of Total Body Dimensions in Urban and Rural Children and Adolescents -- Height -- Weight -- Body Mass Index -- Chest Circumference -- Comparison of Some Functional Characteristics in Urban and Rural Children and Adolescents -- Hand Grip Strength -- Arterial Blood Pressure and Heart Rate (SBP, DBP, HR). -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 6. |
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Metabolic Syndrome among Indian Females: A Review -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 7 -- Prevalence of Undernutrition, Obesity and Hypertension among Adult Shabars and Mahalis of Bankura District of West Bengal, India -- Introduction -- Methods and Materials -- Study Area -- The Participants -- Anthropometric Measurements -- Assessment of Nutritional Status -- Statistical Analysis -- Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- Conflicts of Interest -- References -- Chapter 8 |
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Effect of Human Migration on Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Type 2 Diabetes and Their Associations with Metabolic Syndrome among the Asian Indians |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Das, Mithun Ethnicity and Syndrome X New York : Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,c2020 9781536180428 |
| ISBN |
1536180432 |
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9781536180435 (electronic book) |
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1536180424 |
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9781536180428 |
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