The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Using Three Different Diagnostic Criteria among Low Earning Nomadic Kazakhs in the Far Northwest of China: New Cut-Off Points of Waist Circumference to Diagnose MetS and Its Implications

Heng Guo; Jiaming Liu; Jingyu Zhang; Rulin Ma; Yusong Ding; Mei Zhang; Jia He; Shangzhi Xu; Shugang Li; Yizhong Yan; Lati Mu; Dongsheng Rui; Qiang Niu; Shuxia Guo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148976

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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Using Three Different Diagnostic Criteria among Low Earning Nomadic Kazakhs in the Far Northwest of China: New Cut-Off Points of Waist Circumference to Diagnose MetS and Its Implications

Heng Guo,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Jiaming Liu,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Jingyu Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Rulin Ma,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Yusong Ding,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Mei Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Jia He,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Shangzhi Xu,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Shugang Li,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Yizhong Yan,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Lati Mu,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Dongsheng Rui,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Qiang Niu,

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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Shuxia Guo

* E-mail: pge888@sina.com

Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang, 832000, China
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The Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome Using Three Different Diagnostic Criteria among Low Earning Nomadic Kazakhs in the Far Northwest of China: New Cut-Off Points of Waist Circumference to Diagnose MetS and Its Implications

Heng Guo,
Jiaming Liu,
Jingyu Zhang,
Rulin Ma,
Yusong Ding,
Mei Zhang,
Jia He,
Shangzhi Xu,
Shugang Li,
Yizhong Yan

Published: February 22, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0148976

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