Age- and gender-specific prevalence of carotid atherosclerosis and its association with metabolic syndrome in Hangzhou, China

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 802-809

  Yin, Jun Hua ^a   Song, Zhen Ya ^a   Shan, Peng Fei ^a   Xu, Jun ^a   Ye, Zhi Min ^a   Xu, Xiao Hong ^a   Zhang, Song Zhao ^a   Liang, Qin ^a   Zhao, Yi ^a   Ren, Zhen ^a   Yu, Yi Ping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHINA; CHINESE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860113403     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.04198.x     Document Type: Article

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