Relationship of obesity distribution and peripheral arterial occlusive disease in elderly men

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1068-1070

  Planas, A ^a   Clara A ^b   Pou, J M ^c   Vidal Barraquer, F ^b   Gasol, A ^a   De Moner, A ^a   Contreras, C ^a   Marrugat, J ^d  

^a Pubilla Casas Primary Health Center   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Obesity; Peripheral vascular disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0034968097     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801638     Document Type: Article

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