Type A factors as predictors of changes in the metabolic syndrome precursors in adolescents and young adults - A 3-year follow-up study

Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 18-29

  Ravaja, Niklas ^a   Keltikangas Järvinen, Liisa ^a   Keskivaara, Pertti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Insulin; Metabolic syndrome; Type A behavior

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 0029688196     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.15.1.18     Document Type: Article

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