Association of waist circumference with perception of own health in urban African males and females: The Sympathetic Activity and Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Africans (SABPA) study

Journal of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes of South Africa

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-112

  Botha, J ^a   Malan, Leoné ^b   Potgieter, J C ^c   Steyn, H S ^d   De Ridder, J H ^a  

^a PHaSRec in the Faculty of Health Sciences School for Biokinetics Recreation and Sport Science North West University   (South Africa)

^b School for PhysiologyNutrition and Consumer Sciences   (South Africa)

^c Potchefstroom Campus of the North West University   (South Africa)

^d NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Ethnicity; Perception of own health; Waist circumference

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AFRICA; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE MARKER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84865690936     PISSN: 16089677     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/22201009.2012.10872286     Document Type: Article

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