Waist circumference in relation to history of amount and type of alcohol: Results from the Copenhagen City Heart Study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 238-246

  Vadstrup, E S ^a   Petersen, L ^a   Sorensen T I A ^a   Gronbaek M ^a,b  

^a The Capital Region   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholic beverages; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEER; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; WINE;

EID: 0037325144     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.802203     Document Type: Article

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