Associations of education with cardiovascular risk factors in young adults: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 667-675

  Leino, Marketta ^a   Raitakari, Olli T ^b   Porkka, Kimmo V K ^b   Taimela, Simo ^b   Viikari, Jorma S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Education; Risk factors; Young adults

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BUTTER; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIFE STYLE; LIPOPROTEINS, LDL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

FINLAND;

EID: 0032813861     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/28.4.667     Document Type: Article

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