Is there an independent association between waist-to-hip ratio and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese women?

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-46

  Azizi, Fereidoun ^a   Esmaillzadeh, Ahmad ^a   Mirmiran, Parvin ^a   Ainy, Elaheh ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Central obesity; Obese; Overweight; WHR

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 18144404961     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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