Prevalence of coronary risk factors in a sample of Chinese women in Kuala Lumpur

• Main Authors: Khor, Geok Lin, Hsu-Hage, Bridget Huey-Huey, Sundram, K., Wahlqvist, Mark L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 1997
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35772/1/Prevalence%20of%20coronary%20risk%20factors%20in%20a%20sample%20of%20Chinese%20women%20in%20Kuala%20Lumpur.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35772/; http://www.e-mjm.org/1997/v52n4/index.html

Several risk factors for cardiovascular disease amongst a sample of urban Chinese women were investigated. These factors included body mass index (BMI), waist hip ratio, total blood cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol and Lp(a) levels, blood pressure, cigarette smoking, family history of chronic disea...