Association of waist and hip circumference with 12-year progression of carotid intima-media thickness in elderly women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1406-1411

  Hassinen, M ^a   Lakka, T A ^a   Komulainen, P ^a   Haapala, I ^b   Nissinen, A ^c,d   Rauramaa, R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Hip; Intima media thickness; Waist

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 34548304739     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803613     Document Type: Article

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