Body mass index (BMI) as a major factor in the incidence of the metabolic syndrome and its constituents in unaffected Taiwanese from 1998 to 2002;Chinese source

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 339-351

  Yang, Feng Yu ^a   Wahlqvist, Mark L ^b,c,d   Lee, Meei Shyuan ^b  

^a KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

BMI; Incidence; Metabolic abnormalities; Metabolic syndrome; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149393699     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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