High mortality from cardiovascular disease and analysis of risk factors in Indian and Melanesian Fijians

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-69

  Collins, Veronica R ^a   Dowse, Gary K ^a   Cabealawa, Sereima ^b   Ram, Parshu ^b   Zimmet, Paul Z ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b National Diabetes Centre   (Fiji)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Coronary heart disease; Fiji; Indians; Melanesians; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

AGE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS; CAUSES OF DEATH; CULTURAL BACKGROUND; DEATH RATE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIFFERENTIAL MORTALITY; DISEASES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FIJI; GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS; HEART DISEASES; MICRONESIA-POLYNESIA; MORTALITY; OCEANIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYNESIA; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FIJI; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MELANESIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0030057583     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.1.59     Document Type: Article

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