Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and risk factors for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease among african migrant and refugee adults in melbourne

Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 397-403

  Renzaho, André M N ^a   Nowson, Caryl ^a   Kaur, Ambi ^b   Halliday, Jennifer A ^a   Fong, David ^b   DeSilva, Janina ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Doutta Galla Community Health Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

African migrants and refugees; Fasting plasma glucose; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Vitamin D insufficiency

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MIGRATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMORBIDITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; MALE; OBESITY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 80053650614     PISSN: 09647058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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