High Levels of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Pakistanis in Norway Compared to Pakistanis in Pakistan

• Asıl Yazarlar: Naeem Zahid (Yazar), Haakon E. Meyer (Yazar), Bernadette N. Kumar (Yazar), Bjørgulf Claussen (Yazar), Akhtar Hussain (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Objectives. Previous studies have shown that the Norwegian-Pakistanis had considerably higher prevalence for diabetes and obesity compared to Norwegians. We studied the additional risk of obesity, dyslipidemia, and hypertension among Pakistanis in Norway compared to Pakistanis living in Pakistan. Me...