Waist to hip ratio, waist to height ratio and body mass index predict stroke risk in a Bangladeshi population

International Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 740-743

  Basri, Rehana ^a   Shaik, Munvar Miya ^b   Alam, Mohammad Khursheed ^a   Mondol, Md Badrul Alam ^c   Mohammad, Quazi Deen ^c   Gan, Siew Hua ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Body mass index; Hypertension; Obesity; Stroke; Waist to height ratio; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BANGLADESH; BODY MASS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING HABIT; STROKE PATIENT; SUBURBAN AREA; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; UNDERWEIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; WAIST HIP RATIO; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892690348     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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