The influence of lifestyle on cardiovascular risk factors: Analysis using a neural network

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-172

  Gueli, Nicolò ^a   Piccirillo, Gianfranco ^a   Troisi, Giovanni ^a   Cicconetti, Paolo ^a   Meloni, Fortunato ^a   Ettorre, Evaristo ^b   Verico, Paola ^a   D'Arcangelo, Enzo ^a   Cacciafesta, Mauro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b University of Rome la Sapienza ^*

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Lifestyle; Neural network; Preventive medicine; Statistical study

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BODY BUILD; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COFFEE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WINE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COFFEE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 13244288746     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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