Simple anthropometric indexes and cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 995-1001

  Ko, G T C ^a   Chan, J C N ^a   Woo, J ^a   Lau, E ^a   Yeung, V T F ^a   Chow, C C ^a   Wai, H P S ^b   Li, J K Y ^a   So, W Y ^a   Cockram, C S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Department of Surgery   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indexes; Cardiovascular risk factors; Chinese

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMAGING; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0008905145     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800508     Document Type: Article

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