Leptin and coronary heart disease risk: Prospective case control study of British women

Obesity

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1694-1701

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Smith, George Davey ^a   Kelly, Anne ^b   Sattar, Naveed ^b   Ebrahim, Shah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Insulin resistance; Leptin

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; EXERCISE; FASTING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEPTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 34547944365     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.202     Document Type: Article

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