Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors in asian indians

Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 313-323

  Balasubramanyam, Ajay ^a   Rao, Shaun ^b   Misra, Ranjita ^b   Sekhar, Rajagopal V ^c   Ballantyne, Christie M ^c,d  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Ethnicity; Health perception; Lifestyle; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INDIAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45849131637     PISSN: 15571912     EISSN: 15571920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10903-007-9092-4     Document Type: Article

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