Metabolic characteristics of breakfast-vegetarian (BV) elderly people in rural Taiwan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 20-23

  Juang, Shiow Jen ^a   Peng, Li Ning ^a,b   Lin, Ming Hsien ^a,b   Lai, Hsiu Yun ^a,b   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,b   Chen, Liang Kung ^a,b   Chiou, Shu Ti ^b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic kidney disease; Diabetes mellitus; Hypertension; Insulin resistance; Lipid profiles; Metabolic syndrome; Vegetarian diets

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TAIWAN; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; COHORT STUDIES; DIET, VEGETARIAN; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY, CHRONIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 70449698071     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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