Prevalence of non-communicable diseases risk factors in two groups of urban populations

Asian Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Mahajan, D C ^a   Birari, S S ^a   Khairnar, G S ^a   Patil, Y P ^a   Kadam, V J ^a   Joshi, Y M ^a  

^a BHARATI VIDYAPEETH S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Hypertriglyceridemia waist phenotype; Lifestyle; Non communicable diseases; Risk factors; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMPLOYEE; FAMILY HISTORY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TOBACCO; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 77953373309     PISSN: 19921462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/aje.2009.1.8     Document Type: Article

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