Waist circumference and cardiovascular risk factors in Japanese men and women

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 431-441

  Yoshida, Daigo ^a   Toyomura, Kengo ^a   Fukumoto, Jin ^a   Ueda, Naoyuki ^a   Ohnaka, Keizo ^a   Adachi, Masahiro ^a   Takayanagi, Ryoichi ^a   Kono, Suminori ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factors; Japanese; Optimal cutoff; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; JAPANESE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 73249149474     PISSN: 13403478     EISSN: 18803873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5551/jat.No539     Document Type: Article

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