Socio-demographic and psychosocial factors are associated with features of the metabolic syndrome. The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) study

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 106-112

  Lidfeldt, Jonas ^a   Nyberg, P ^a   Nerbrand, C ^a   Samsioe, G ^a   Schersten B ^a   Agardh, C D ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Metabolic syndrome; Middle aged women; Population screening; Psychosocial factors; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; EXERCISE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0344405658     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-1326.2003.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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