High prevalence of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk among police personnel compared to general population in India

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 56, Issue NOV., 2008, Pages 845-849

  Tharkar, Shabana ^a   Kumpatla, S ^a   Muthukumaran, P ^a   Viswanathan, Vijay ^a  

^a Diabetes Research Centre Tamil Nadu   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASTING; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; POLICE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55949092652     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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