Plasma fatty acid composition and 6-year incidence of hypertension in middle-aged adults: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 150, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 492-500

  Zheng, Zhi Jie ^a   Folsom, Aaron R ^b   Ma, Jing ^c   Arnett, Donna K ^b   McGovern, Paul G ^b   Eckfeldt, John H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Hypertension; Prospective studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL ESTER; DIHOMO GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; FATTY ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PALMITOLEIC ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIPID COMPOSITION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033199727     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010038     Document Type: Article

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