Titre :
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Associations between anthropometric indices of adiposity and atherogenic risk factors in Japanese working women aged 21-40 years. (1998)
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Auteurs :
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K. NAKAMURA ;
S. KIKUCHI ;
A. MAEDA ;
Y. MOTOHASHI ;
S. NAKANO ;
S. SHIMAI ;
M. TANAKA ;
Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine. Fukushima Medical College. Fukushima. JPN ;
Department of Public Health. Akita University School of Medicine. Akita. JPN
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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European journal of epidemiology (vol. 14, n° 7, 1998)
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Pagination :
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663-668
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Obésité
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Lipide
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Plasma sanguin
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Artériosclérose
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Epidémiologie
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Facteur risque
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Jeune adulte
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Homme
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Femme
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Activité professionnelle
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Japon
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Asie
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Maladie nutrition
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Appareil circulatoire [pathologie]
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Vaisseau sanguin [pathologie]
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST eReHqR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. This study was conducted to explore whether anthropometric indices of obesity are associated with atherogenic risk factors in young adult working women in Japan. The subjects were 492 women in an occupational setting. Predictor variables were body mass index (BMI), the sum of triceps and subscapular skinfold thickness (SFT), and the waist to hip ratio (WHR). Outcome variables were serum total cholesterol, triglyceride and blood pressures. The average age of the subjects was 26.3 (SD 3.9) years. The upper quartiles of BMI and SFT were significantly associated with all atherogenic risk factors, while the upper quartiles of WHR were not. Multiple comparisons revealed the 4th quartiles of BMI (>22.25) and SFT (>39 mm) to have significantly higher values for all atherogenic risk factors. We found that BM and skinfold thickness were more relevant to the prediction of atherogenic risk factors than WHR in young adult Japanese women.
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