Adiposity, its related biologic risk factors, and suicide: A cohort study of 542,088 Taiwanese adults

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 804-815

  Chang, Shu Sen ^a,b,c   Wen, Chi Pang ^d,e   Tsai, Min Kuang ^d,e   Lawlor, Debbie A ^b   Yang, Yi Chen ^d,e   Gunnell, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Ju Shan Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cholesterol; Cohort studies; Suicide; Systolic blood pressure; Taiwan; Triglycerides; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATTY ACID; HEALTH RISK; HYPERTENSION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAIWAN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SUICIDE; TAIWAN; TRIGLYCERIDES; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84859710614     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr386     Document Type: Article

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