Determination of risk factors for hypertension through the classification tree method

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 885-892

  Akdag, Beyza ^a   Fenkci, Semin ^a   Degirmencioglu, Serkan ^a   Rota, Simin ^a   Sermez, Yurdaer ^b   Camdeviren, Handan ^c  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Private Center   (Turkey)

^c ZONGULDAK KARAELMAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Classification tree method; Hypertension; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION TREE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY HISTORY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATIENT CODING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WAIST HIP RATIO;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS; TURKEY;

EID: 33847360937     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850210     Document Type: Article

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