Differences in body composition and cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk factors between migrant and British-born British Pakistani women

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 545-549

  Pollard, Tessa M ^a   Unwin, Nigel ^b   Fischbacher, Colin ^c   Chamley, Jagdip K ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIGRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PAKISTAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 52249111587     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.20773     Document Type: Article

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