Simple anthropometric indices in relation to cardiovascular risk factors in Chinese type 2 diabetic patients

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 135-142

  Wu, Hong Yan ^a,b   Chen, Lu Lu ^a   Zheng, Juan ^a   Liao, Yun Fei ^a   Zhou, Min ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YANGTZE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Waist to height ratio

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC PATIENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; SEX RATIO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 35348868498     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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