Abdominal obesity and respiratory function in men and women in the EPIC-Norfolk study, United Kingdom

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1140-1149

  Canoy, Dexter ^a   Luben, R ^a   Welch, A ^a   Bingham, S ^b   Wareham, N ^a   Day, N ^a   Khaw, K T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body constitution; Body mass index; Forced expiratory volume; Vital capacity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BRONCHITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPHYSEMA; EUROPE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SPIROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABDOMEN; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 2942612232     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh155     Document Type: Article

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