Social gradient in the metabolic syndrome not explained by psychosocial and behavioural factors: Evidence from the Copenhagen City Heart Study∗

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Prescott, Eva ^a,b   Godtfredsen, Nina ^a   Osler, Merete ^c   Schnohr, Peter ^a   Barefoot, John ^d  

^a The Copenhagen City Heart Study ^*

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

education; inflammation; metabolic syndrome; preventive cardiology; psychosocial factors; socio economic status

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SMOKING; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DENMARK; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34250673148     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32800ff169     Document Type: Article

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