Neuroticism, cognitive ability, and the metabolic syndrome: The Vietnam Experience Study

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-201

  Phillips, Anna C ^a   Batty, G David ^b,c,d   Weiss, Alexander ^e   Deary, Ian ^b   Gale, Catharine R ^f   Thomas, G Neil ^a   Carroll, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive ability; Health behaviors; Neuroticism; Socioeconomic status; The metabolic syndrome; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARMY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUROSIS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOCIAL STATUS; TELEPHONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TRIGLYCERIDES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 77954625283     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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