Metabolic syndrome in older people in Taiwan: A hospital-based study

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 648-651

  Lai, S W ^a   Liao, K F ^a   Li, T C ^b   Lin, H F ^a   Lin, W Y ^a   Lin, C H ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Blood pressure; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33748376886     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01148.x     Document Type: Article

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