Ethnic difference in sex gap in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol between asian indians and whites

Journal of Investigative Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 574-580

  Chandalia, Manisha ^a   Mohan, Viswanathan ^b   Adams Huet, Beverley ^a   Deepa, Raj ^b   Abate, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADRAS DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

Author keywords

Asian indian; Ethnicity; HDL cholesterol; Lipids; Sex

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INDIAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNOLOGY; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DYSLIPIDEMIAS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TEXAS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 85047683439     PISSN: 17088267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/JIM.0b013e31816716fd     Document Type: Article

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