C-reactive protein and metabolic syndrome in elderly women: A 12-year follow-up study

Diabetes Care

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 931-932

  Hassinen, Maija ^a   Lakka, Timo A ^a   Komulainen, Pirjo ^a   Gylling, Helena ^b   Nissinen, Aulikki ^b,c   Rauramaa, Rainer ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMED CONSENT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 33746330138     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.29.04.06.dc05-2508     Document Type: Article

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