Lifestyle modifies obesity-associated risk of cardiovascular disease in a genetically homogeneous population

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-36

  Jørgensen, Marit E ^a,b   Borch Johnsen, Knut ^b   Bjerregaard, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measurements; Greenland; Inuit; Metabolic syndrome; Migration; Obesity

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESKIMO; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; ETHNOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GREENLAND; METABOLISM; MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; GREENLAND; HUMANS; INSULIN; INUITS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 33747417805     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/84.1.29     Document Type: Article

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