Obesity in the elderly and its relationship with cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 170-178

  Huang, Kuo Chin ^a   Lee, Meei Shyuan ^b   Lee, Shyh Dye ^c   Chang, Yung Han ^d   Lin, Yi Chin ^d   Tu, Su Hao ^d   Pan, Wen Harn ^d,e  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^d ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^e INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anthropometric indices; Diabetes; Dyslipidemia; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLISM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; ROC CURVE; TAIWAN; WAIST HIP RATIO;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 20644443262     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.22     Document Type: Review

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