Association of BMI and fasting insulin with cardiovascular disease risk factors in seven-year-old Icelandic children

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-191

  Hrafnkelsson, Hannes ^a,b   Magnusson, Kristjan Th ^a   Sigurdsson, Emil L ^a,c   Johannsson, Erlingur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b Seltjarnarnes Health Care Centre   (Iceland)

^c Solvangur Health Care Centre   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Children; Cholesterol; Family practice; Insulin; Overweight

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; INSULIN; LIFE STYLE; LIPIDS; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; RISK FACTORS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 70249112162     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430903155028     Document Type: Article

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