Article
Genetic and environmental contributions to cardiovascular risk factors in Mexican Americans. The San Antonio Family Heart Study.
Circulation - 1 Nov 1996
Mitchell B D, Kammerer C M, Blangero J, Mahaney M C, Rainwater D L, Dyke B, Hixson J E, Henkel R D, Sharp R M, Comuzzie A G, VandeBerg J L, Stern M P, MacCluer J W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The familial aggregation of coronary heart disease can be in large part accounted for by a clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors. To elucidate the determinants of cardiovascular disease, many epidemiological studies have focused on the behavioral and lifestyle determinants...
Topics
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Anthropometry
- Apolipoproteins A
- Blood Glucose
- Blood Pressure
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate
- Diabetes Complications
- Diabetes Mellitus
- Family Health
- Female