Body mass index and cardiovascular risk factors in a rural Chinese population

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-97

  Hu, Frank B ^a   Wang, Binyan ^a,b   Chen, Changzhong ^a,b   Jin, Yongtang ^b,c   Yang, Jianhua ^b,c   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,d   Xu, Xiping ^a,d,e  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Environ Health Research Institute   (China)

^c ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cardiovascular diseases; Hypertension; Lipids; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033910992     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010127     Document Type: Article

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