Associations of household expenditure and marital status with cardiovascular risk factors in japanese adults: Analysis of nationally representative surveys

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-27

  Fukuda, Yoshiharu ^a   Hiyoshi, Ayako ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Health inequalities; Household expenditure; Marital status; Socioeconomic factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84874746784     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20120021     Document Type: Article

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