The magnitude of abdominal adiposity and atherogenic dyslipidemia among geriatric Nigerians with arterial hypertension in a rural hospital in South-eastern Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 462-468

  Iloh, G U P ^a,b   Amadi, A N ^c   Njoku, P U ^a   Ofoedu, J N ^a   Awa Madu, J ^d  

^a FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^b St Vincent De Paul Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^d Chinwendu Clinics   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abdominal adiposity; Dyslipidemia; Geriatrics; Hospital; Hypertension; Nigeria; Rural

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIGERIA; VERY ELDERLY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NIGERIA; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84871655861     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.104528     Document Type: Article

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