Relationship between hyperuricemia and other cardiovascular disease risk factors among adult males in Taiwan

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-17

  Chu, Nain Feng ^a,b   Wang, Dan Jiang ^a   Liou, Saou Hsing ^a   Shieh, Shyh Ming ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Hyperuricemia; Risk factors; Taiwanese males

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERURICEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES; URIC ACID;

EID: 0034126171     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007654507054     Document Type: Article

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