Ethnic differences in the relationships of anthropometric measures to metabolic risk factors in Asian patients at risk of atherothrombosis. Results from the REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry

Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 400-408

  Wang, Tzung Dau ^a   Goto, Shinya ^b   Bhatt, Deepak L ^c   Steg, Philippe Gabriel ^d   Chan, Juliana C N ^e   Richard, Alain J ^f   Liau, Chiau Suong ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f SANOFI   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHINA; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 76549095802     PISSN: 00260495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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