Abdominal diameter index: A more powerful anthropometric measure for prevalent coronary heart disease risk in adult males

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 370-380

  Smith, Donald A ^a,b   Ness, E M ^c   Herbert, R ^a   Schechter, C B ^d   Phillips, R A ^e   Diamond, J A ^f   Landrigan, P J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal diameter index; Anthropometry; Body weight; Coronary heart disease; Risk assessment; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APOLIPOPROTEIN A; APOLIPOPROTEIN B; FAT; FERRITIN; FIBRINOGEN; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; THIGH; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 21444459552     PISSN: 14628902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2004.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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