Central obesity is associated with reduced peripheral wave reflection in Indigenous Australians irrespective of diabetes status

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1403-1407

  Maple Brown, Louise J ^a,b   Piers, Leonard S ^a,c   O'Rourke, Michael F ^b,d   Celermajer, David S ^e   O'Dea, Kerin ^a,c  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal; Arterial stiffness; Augmentation index; Central obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TONOMETRY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 21644459215     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hjh.0000173524.80802.5a     Document Type: Article

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