Leisure time physical activity and metabolic syndrome in Asian Indian immigrants residing in Northern California

Ethnicity and Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 627-634

  Misra, Kiran B ^a   Endemann, Sarah W ^a   Ayer, Mandeep ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asian Indian; Coronary heart disease; Diabetes; Exercise; Insulin resistance; Metabolic syndrome; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDIAN; LEISURE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALIFORNIA; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 27844596711     PISSN: 1049510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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