Prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors in people of Asian Indian origin: Age and sex variation

Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-85

  Ghosh, Arnab ^a   Bhagat, Minakshi ^a   Das, Mithun ^b   Bala, Sanjib ^a   Goswami, Riddhi ^c   Pal, Susil ^d  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Sree Chaitanya College   (India)

^c HERITAGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d Human Genetic Engineering Research Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Aging; Asian Indians; cardiovascular disease; metabolic syndrome; obesity

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 79953038611     PISSN: 09753583     EISSN: 09762833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-3583.64441     Document Type: Article

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