Association between anthropometric measures of obesity and cardiovascular risk markers in a self-selected group of indigenous Australians

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 515-517

  Chan, Lionel C K ^a   Ware, Robert S ^a   Kesting, Janine ^a   Marczak, Maureen ^a   Good, David ^a   Shaw, Joanne T E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Indigenous Australians; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34547824112     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3280117257     Document Type: Article

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