Increased waist circumference as an independent predictor of hypercholesterolemia in community-dwelling older people
Hypercholesterolemia is a worldwide public health problem, contributing to cerebrovascular and ischemic heart diseases as one of the major cardiovascular risk factors, and associated with approximately 4.4 million deaths each year worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the association and predictiv...
Main Authors: | Claudineia Matos de Araujo, Marcos Henrique Fernandes, José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro, Raildo da Silva Coqueiro, Rafael Pereira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2018-06-01
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Series: | Healthcare in Low-resource Settings |
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Online Access: | https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/hls/article/view/6468 |
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