The metabolic syndrome in Japan

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Fujita, Toshiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ASIAN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHINESE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; JAPAN; MALAYSIA; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TISSUE METABOLISM; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY SIZE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; JAPAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 46649108572     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio0808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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