Impact of body mass index on cholesterol levels of Japanese adults

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 770-782

  Suka, Machi ^a   Yoshida, K ^a   Yamauchi, K ^b  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Japan Association of Health Service   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age distribution; Body mass index; Cholesterol; Sex distribution

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAPAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 39049190983     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1368-5031.2006.00946.x     Document Type: Article

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