Increased risk of progression of coronary artery calcification in male subjects with high baseline waist-to-height ratio: The Kangbuk Samsung health study

Diabetes and Metabolism Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 54-61

  Oh, Hyung Geun ^a   Nallamshetty, Shriram ^b   Rhee, Eun Jung ^c  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Coronary artery calcification; Progression; Waist height ratio

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY RISK; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; KOREA; KOREAN (PEOPLE); LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84959332631     PISSN: 22336079     EISSN: 22336087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4093/dmj.2016.40.1.54     Document Type: Article

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