Relationship of uric acid concentration to cardiovascular risk factors in young men. Role of obesity and central fat distribution. The Verona Young Men Atherosclerosis Risk Factors Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 975-980

  Bonora, E ^a,b   Targher, G ^a   Zenere, M B ^a   Saggiani, F ^a   Cacciatori, V ^a   Tosi, F ^a   Travia, D ^a   Zenti, M G ^a   Branzi, P ^a   Santi, L ^a   Muggeo, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Cardiovascular risk factors; Dyslipidaemia; Hyperinsulinaemia; Hyperuricaemia; Total body fat; Young age

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEHAVIOR; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIFESTYLE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 0012505966     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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