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Excessive 5-year weight gain predicts metabolic syndrome development in healthy middle-aged adults
Yu-Cheng Lin, The Department of Occupational Medicine, En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei City, 23742, Taiwan, China
Yu-Cheng Lin, School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City 24205, Taiwan, China
Jong-Dar Chen, Department of Family Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei 111, Taiwan, China
Yu-Cheng Lin, Pau-Chung Chen, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, China
Author contributions: Lin YC collected and analyzed data; Lin YC and Chen JD interpreted data; Lin YC drafted the article; Chen JD revised critically for important intellectual content; and Chen PC finally approved the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Pau-Chung Chen, Professor, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, No. 17, Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei 10020, Taiwan, China. pchen@ntu.edu.tw
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Received: August 31, 2010
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: January 15, 2011
Revised: December 1, 2010
Accepted: December 8, 2010
Published online: January 15, 2011
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