Waist circumference and obesity-related abnormalities in French and Cameroonian adults: The role of urbanization and ethnicity

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-453

  Fezeu, L ^a,b,c   Balkau, B ^a,b   Sobngwi, E ^d   Kengne, A P ^e   Vol, S ^f   Ducimetiere, P ^a,b   Mbanya, J C ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^f Institut Inter Regional Pour la Sante   (France)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Cardiovascular risk factors; Ethnicity; Sub Saharan Africa; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CAMEROON; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBANIZATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CAMEROON; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SEX FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77949540778     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.256     Document Type: Article

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