Obesity and hypertension as two anthropometric predictors for metabolic syndrome

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 469-470

  Wenying, Yang ^a   Zhaojun, Y ^a  

^a CHINA JAPAN FRIENDSHIP HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Insulin resistance; Waist circumference body mass index; Waist to hip rate

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 33748076451     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-948135     Document Type: Article

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