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Renato Lauro

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“The Linosa Study”: Epidemiological and heritability data of the metabolic syndrome in a Caucasian genetic isolate

2009

Abstract Background and aims Growing evidence suggests that the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has both a genetic and environmental basis. To evaluate the possibility of a further genetic analysis, we estimated prevalence rates and heritabilities for the MetS and its individual traits in the adult population of Linosa, a small and isolated Italian Island in the southern-central part of the Mediterranean Sea. Methods and results The Linosa Study (LiS) group consisted of 293 Caucasian native subjects from 51 families (123 parents; 170 offsprings). The MetS was defined according to NCEP/ATP III criteria and the following prevalence rates were calculated: hyperglycaemia 20.3%; central obesity 34.9%;…

Blood GlucoseMaleSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaGenetic LinkageEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismPrevalenceMedicine (miscellaneous)Settore MED/13 - EndocrinologiaGenetic Linkage; Young Adult; Age Factors; Metabolic Syndrome X; Cholesterol HDL; Hypertriglyceridemia; Sex Factors; Humans; Aged; Italy; Blood Glucose; Smoking; European Continental Ancestry Group; Adult; Middle Aged; Insulin Resistance; Adolescent; Male; FemaleSettore MED/49 - Scienze Tecniche Dietetiche ApplicateMetabolic SyndromeHypertriglyceridemiaeducation.field_of_studySettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi e Didattiche delle Attivita' MotorieNutrition and DieteticsMetabolic Syndrome XSmokingAge FactorsMiddle AgedCholesterolItalyAdolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Blood Glucose; Cholesterol HDL; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Genetic Linkage; Humans; Hypertriglyceridemia; Insulin Resistance; Italy; Male; Metabolic Syndrome X; Middle Aged; Sex Factors; Smoking; Young AdultFemaleCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineGenetic isolateAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyWaistHDLAdolescentEuropean Continental Ancestry GroupPopulationBiologyWhite PeopleYoung AdultSex FactorsInsulin resistanceInternal medicinemedicineHumanseducationAgedCholesterol HDLnutritional and metabolic diseasesmetabolic syndromeHeritabilityInsulin resistanceMetabolic syndromeObesityHeritabilitymedicine.diseaseObesityEndocrinologySettore MED/03 - Genetica MedicaInsulin ResistanceMetabolic syndromeDemographyNutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
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40(th) EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes : Munich, Germany, 5-9 September 2004

2004

0303 health sciencesmedicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industryEASDEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismHuman physiologymedicine.disease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineDiabetes mellitusFamily medicineInternal MedicineMedicinebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgery030304 developmental biology
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