Body mass index and waist circumference as determinants of coronary artery disease in Taiwanese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 816-821

  Tseng, C H ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Coronary artery disease; Optimal cutoff; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSITY; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646356241     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803218     Document Type: Article

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