Does the dynamicity of weight gain predict elements of metabolic syndrome? Differences in weight gain of hypertensive, diabetic, and obese elderly patients: A pilot study in primary care

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Rurik, Imre ^a,b   Sandholzer, Hagen ^c   Kalabay, Laszlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b Primary Care Office   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Elderly; Hungarian; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WEIGHT GAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 63449126093     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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