Spousal concordance of metabolic syndrome in 3141 Korean couples: A nationwide survey

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 292-298

  Kim, Hyeon Chang ^a   Kang, Dae Ryong ^a   Choi, Kui Son ^b   Nam, Chung Mo ^a   Thomas, G Neil ^c   Suh, Il ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular Risk Factors; Environment; Lifestyle; Metabolic Syndrome; Spousal Concordance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN; CALCULATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KOREA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33644941379     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.07.052     Document Type: Article

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