The comparison of the metabolic syndrome between Chinese vegetarians and omnivores

Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-104

  Hung, Kuo Chin ^a   Pei, Dee ^a   Kuo, Hsin Jen ^a   Chen, Tien Hsiang ^a   Lin, Chin Hao ^a   Wu, Chung Ze ^b   Hsia, Te Lin ^a   Su, Ching Chieh ^a   Hsiao, Fone Ching ^c   Lu, Chieh Hua ^c  

^a CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Buddist Tzu Chi College of Nursing   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chinese; Metabolic syndrome; Omnivores; Vegetarians

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; NITROGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OMNIVORE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VEGETARIAN; VEGETARIAN DIET; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 43049128895     PISSN: 18714021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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