The association between population density and blood lipid levels in Dutch blood donors
BACKGROUND: In low and middle-income countries (LMIC), the total and LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels of residents of urban areas are reported to be higher than those of rural areas. This may be due to differences in lifestyle behaviors between residents of urban areas and rural areas in LMIC. In this study, our aims were to (1) examine whether or not LDL cholesterol, total/HDL ratios and triglyceride levels of individuals in densely populated areas are higher than those of individuals living in less-densely populated areas in a high-income country (HIC) and (2) investigate the potentia... Mehr ...
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de Groot, Rosa
Hoenink, Jody C
Mackenbach, Joreintje D
den Braver, Nicole R
Pinho, Maria G M
Brassinga, Darshan
Prinsze, Femmeke J
Timmer, Tiffany C
de Kort, Wim L A M
Brug, Johannes
van den Hurk, Katja
Lakerveld, Jeroen |
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Artikel |
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2019 |
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de Groot , R , Hoenink , J C , Mackenbach , J D , den Braver , N R , Pinho , M G M , Brassinga , D , Prinsze , F J , Timmer , T C , de Kort , W L A M , Brug , J , van den Hurk , K & Lakerveld , J 2019 , ' The association between population density and blood lipid levels in Dutch blood donors ' , International Journal of Health Geographics , vol. 18 , no. 1 , 3 , pp. 3 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-019-0167-y |
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Englisch |
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https://research.vumc.nl/en/publications/f1bad432-421c-42ca-a597-43955a46b739 |