Plasma homocysteine in obese, overweight and normal weight hypertensives and normotensives

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 156-159

  Karatela, Rubina A ^a   Sainani, Gurmukh S ^a,b  

^a JASLOK HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b Sainani Medicare Clinic   (India)

Author keywords

Homocysteine; Hypertensive; Obese; Overweight

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LIPID;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PULSE PRESSURE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 69549123804     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: 00194832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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