Diet, central obesity and prevalence of hypertension in the urban population of South India

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 183-191

  Beegom, Raheena ^a   Beegom, Razia ^a   Niaz, Mohammad A ^a,b,c   Singh, Ram B ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Home Science ^*  (India)

^b Research Centre   (India)

^c Heart Research Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Central obesity; Diabetes; Diet; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIET RECORDS; DIETARY FATS; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SODIUM, DIETARY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029082127     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02402-I     Document Type: Article

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