The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in male patients who have lower urinary tract symptoms

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 421-426

  Ng, C F ^a   Wong, A ^a   Li, M L ^a   Chan, S Y ^a   Mak, S K ^a   Wong, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Hyperuricemia; Smoking; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; SYMPTOM; URINALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; MICTURITION DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; HYPERURICEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PROSTATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 38849130792     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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