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Optimizing waist circumference cut-points for the metabolic syndrome in a South African cohort at 3-year follow-up: the SABPA prospective cohort

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North-West University, National Research Foundation, North West Department of Education, ROCHE Diagnostics South Africa; Metabolic Syndrome Institute France. Funding organizations played no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. We thank participants and researchers for making this study possible.

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  1. Physical Activity Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), School of Biokinetics, Sport Science and Recreation (BRS), North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2531, South Africa

    Svelka Hoebel & Mariëtte Swanepoel

  2. Hypertension in Africa Research Team (HART), North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

    Leoné Malan

  3. Sport Management, Centurion Academy, Pretoria, South Africa

    Judith Botha

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Hoebel, S., Malan, L., Botha, J. et al. Optimizing waist circumference cut-points for the metabolic syndrome in a South African cohort at 3-year follow-up: the SABPA prospective cohort. Endocrine 47, 959–961 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-014-0237-7

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