Different waist circumferences, different metabolic risks in Koreans

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 258-265

  Nam, Seok Joo ^a   Bom, Taeck Kim ^a   Sat, Byul Park ^a   Mi, Hee Kong ^a   Tae, Young Lee ^a   Kwang, Min Kim ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 34249913694     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060064     Document Type: Article

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