The effect of overweight/obesity on cardiovascular responses to acute psychological stress in men aged 50-70 years

Obesity Facts

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 339-350

  Torres, Susan J ^a   Turner, Anne I ^a   Jayasinghe, Sisitha U ^a   Nolds, John Rey ^b   Nowson, Caryl A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adults; Blood pressure; Obesity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OBESITY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADIPOSITY; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84912138966     PISSN: 16624025     EISSN: 16624033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000369854     Document Type: Article

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