Cancer Institute A national cancer institute
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Stephen P. Fortmann, MD

Publication Details

  • Asian Americans have greater prevalence of metabolic syndrome despite lower body mass index.

    Palaniappan LP, Wong EC, Shin JJ, Fortmann SP, Lauderdale DS. Int J Obes (Lond). 2011; 35 (3): 393-400

    To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and metabolic syndrome for Asian Americans and non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs), given that existing evidence shows racial/ethnic heterogeneity exists in how BMI predicts metabolic syndrome.

    PubMedID: 20680014

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