Exploring the components of metabolic syndrome with respect to gender difference and its relationship to health-promoting lifestyle behaviour: A study in Taiwanese urban communities

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 21-22, 2010, Pages 3031-3041

  Chen, Yu Chi ^a   Wu, Hui Ping ^a   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a   Li, I Chuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Community health; Gender; Health promoting lifestyle behaviours; Metabolic syndrome; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78650424480     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03280.x     Document Type: Article

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