Sex differences in body fat distribution and carotid intima media thickness: Cross sectional survey using data from the British regional heart study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 700-704

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^a   Whincup, Peter ^b   Sterne, Jonathan ^a   Papacosta, Olia ^c   Wannamethee, Goya ^c   Dhanjil, Surinder ^d   Griffin, Maura ^d   Nicolaides, Andrew N ^e   Smith, George Davey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY INTIMA; ARTERY MEDIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CORONARY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA;

EID: 3543046227     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.014001     Document Type: Review

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