Influence of educational level and marital status on dietary intake, obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors in a Hong Kong Chinese population

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 461-467

  Woo, J ^a   Leung, S S F ^b   Ho, S C ^b   Sham, A ^b   Lam, T H ^b   Janus, E D ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Chinese; Dietry intake; Education; Marital status; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LIPID; NICOTINIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY BUILD; BODY MASS; CALCIUM INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FRUIT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0033059786     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600777     Document Type: Article

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