Association of educational level and marital status with dietary intake and cardiovascular risk factors in Tehranian adults: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study (TLGS)

Nutrition Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1365-1375

  Mirmiran, Parvin ^a   Mohammadi, Fatemeh ^a   Allahverdian, Sima ^a   Azizi, Fereidoun ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Dietary intake; Educational level; Marital status

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRON INTAKE; MALE; MARRIAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0036943125     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00440-2     Document Type: Article

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