Age-dependence of the relationship between adiposity and serum low density lipoprotein cholesterol in men

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 578-583

  Maki, Kevin C ^a,b   Kritsch, Karen ^b   Foley, Sharon ^b   Soneru, Ileana ^b   Davidson, Michael H ^a  

^a RADIANT RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Edward E Hines VA Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal circumference; Anthropometric measurements; Hypercholesterolemia; Lipoproteins

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 0031440849     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.1997.10718722     Document Type: Article

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