Mediterranean dietary pattern, inflammation and endothelial function: A systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention trials

Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 929-939

  Schwingshackl, L ^a   Hoffmann, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Endothelial function; Inflammation; Mediterranean dietary pattern; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; ICAM1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; BLOOD; FACTUAL DATABASE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADIPONECTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; E-SELECTIN; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 84907940842     PISSN: 09394753     EISSN: 15903729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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