Effect of genetic and environmental influences on cardiometabolic risk factors: A twin study

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Jermendy, György ^a   Horváth, Tamás ^b   Littvay, Levente ^c   Steinbach, Rita ^b   Jermendy, Ádám L ^b   Tárnoki, Ádám D ^b   Tárnoki, Dávid L ^b   Métneki, Júlia ^d   Osztovits, János ^a  

^a BAJCSY ZSILINSZKY HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^c CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d Orszagos Szakfelugyeleti Modszertani Kozpont Hungary   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cardiometabolic risk; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular prevention; Diabetes mellitus; Heritability; Twin study

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HOMOCYSTEINE; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; VENOUS BLOOD; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80155151290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-96     Document Type: Article

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