The prevalence of the metabolic syndrome among Ghanaian pregnancy-induced hypertensive patients using the world health organisation and the national cholesterol education program III criteria

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 443-451

  Turpin, C A ^a   Ahenkorah, L ^b   Owiredu, William K B A ^b   Laing, E F ^b   Amidu, N ^b  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anthropometric data; Gestational hypertension; High blood pressure; Pre eclampsia; Syndrome X

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GHANA; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 67649544837     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.443.451     Document Type: Article

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