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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in ecuadorian university students.
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| Published in |
Nutrición Hospitalaria, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.3305/nh.2015.31.4.8371 |
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| Authors |
Cesar Ignacio Ruano Nieto, Jorge David Melo Pérez, Luis Mogrovejo Freire, Kevin Rafael De Paula Morales, Cristhian Vicente Espinoza Romero |
| Abstract |
Overweight and obesity in in young people especially in children and adolescents is considered as public health problem in the world. Obesity could be the most important cause of insulin resistance. For this reason obese children and adolescents become in a risky group for developing metabolic syndrome (MS). In Ecuador is shocking the low following that is given to the diagnosis of MS for predicting the risk of cardio and cerebral vascular disease and diabetes mellitus. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profile of 1 X user who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 290 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 289 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 74 | 26% |
| Other | 22 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 7% |
| Professor | 14 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 14% |
| Unknown | 100 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 94 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 34 | 12% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 20 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 35 | 12% |
| Unknown | 96 | 33% |