Body composition, C-reactive protein, carotid artery remodeling and subclinical atherosclerosis in a general Taiwanese population

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-192

  Tsai, Jui Peng ^a,b,c   Po, Helen L ^a   Yen, Chih Hsuan ^a,b,c   Hou, Charles Jia Yin ^a,b,c   Kuo, Jen Yuan ^a,b,c   Hung, Chung Lieh ^a,b,c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; C Reactive protein; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FATTY LIVER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY COMPOSITION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84858859616     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-011-0669-3     Document Type: Article

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