Lipoprotein (a) in childhood: Correlations with family history of cardiovascular disease

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 414-419

  De Simone, Michele ^a   Verrotti, A ^b   Cappa, M ^c   Iughetti, L ^d   Di Cesare, E ^a   Palumbo, M ^a   Bernabei, R ^e   Rosato, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^e SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Cardiovascular disease; Lipoprotein (a),; Magnetic resonance imaging.; Obese child; Visceral adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPOPROTEIN A; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VISCERA;

EID: 0042813740     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345196     Document Type: Article

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