Clustering of silent cardiovascular risk factors in apparently healthy hispanics

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 16, Issue , 2002, Pages S137-S141

  Hoffmann, I S ^a   Cubeddu, L X ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Dyslipidaemia; Glucose; Insulin; Obesity; Salt sensitivity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SODIUM CHLORIDE, DIETARY; VENEZUELA;

INSULIN;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METABOLIC DISORDER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SITTING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036229156     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1001360     Document Type: Article

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