Understanding racial differences in obesity and metabolic syndrome traits.
Epidemiologic data demonstrate a positive association between obesity and certain measures related to the metabolic syndrome that differ among individuals of different ethnic/racial backgrounds. The effect of genetic and environmental factors on these differences is not completely understood; however, insightful information can be obtained by taking into account the degree of ancestral admixture in populations.
Fernández
José R
JR
Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Department of Biostatistics, Section on Statistical Genetics, Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3360, USA.
Allison
David B
DB
D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000235:genetics*; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000235:genetics*