Health consequences of visceral obesity

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 534-541

  Despres J P ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue distribution; Coronary heart disease risk; Hypertriglyceridaemic waist; Metabolic abnormalities; Plaque stabilization

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY WEIGHT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INSULINEMIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC DISORDER; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0035168093     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853890108995963     Document Type: Article

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