Healthy lifestyles and cardiovascular risk profiles in young Australian adults: The Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 684-689

  Gall, Seana L ^a   Jamrozik, Konrad ^b   Blizzard, Leigh ^a   Dwyer, Terry ^c   Venn, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Cardiovascular; Risk factors; Risk reduction behaviour

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEAT; MILK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALT INTAKE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 74249093344     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e3283315888     Document Type: Article

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