Abdominal fat distribution and insulin levels only partially explain adverse cardiovascular risk profile in Asian Indians

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 263-270

  Hodge, Allison M ^a   Dowse, Gary K ^a   Collins, Veronica R ^a   Alberti, K George M M ^b   Gareeboo, Hassam ^c   Tuomilehto, Jaakko ^d   Zimmet, Paul Z ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Health   (Mauritius)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

abdominal obesity; Asian Indians; cardiovascular disease; epidemiology; ethnicity; waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ARTICLE; ASIA; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH ASIA;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTHROPOMETRY; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSULIN; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029788432     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: 17418275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/174182679600300301     Document Type: Article

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