Physical activity and metabolic syndrome among ethiopian adults

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-540

  Workalemahu, Tsegaselassie ^a   Gelaye, Bizu ^a   Berhane, Yemane ^b   Williams, Michelle A ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Africa; blood pressure; global health; hypertension; metabolic syndrome; noncommunicable disease; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84876583725     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hps079     Document Type: Article

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