AAFP
|
American Academy of Family
Physicians
|
ADA
|
American Diabetes Association
|
AHCPR
|
Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research
|
AHI
|
Apnea and Hypopnea Index
|
ATP
II
|
Second Report of the Expert Panel on
the Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults
(Adult Treatment Panel II)
|
BED
|
Binge Eating Disorder
|
BMI*
|
Body Mass Index
|
BN
|
Bulimia Nervosa
|
CAD
|
Coronary Artery Disease
|
CARDIA
|
Coronary Artery Risk Development in
Young Adults
|
CDC
|
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
|
CHD*
|
Coronary Heart Disease
|
CHF
|
Congestive Heart Failure
|
CPAP
|
Continuous Positive Airway
Pressure
|
CRSS
|
Critical Review Status Sheet
|
CT*
|
Computed Tomography
|
CVD
|
Cardiovascular Disease
|
DEXA*
|
Dual-Energy X-ray Absorpiometry
|
DNA
|
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
|
FDA
|
Food and Drug Administration
|
NHIS
|
National Health Interview
Survey
|
NHLBI
|
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute
|
NIDDK
|
National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases
|
NIH
|
National Institutes of Health
|
NLM
|
National Library of Medicine
|
RCTs*
|
Randomized Controlled Trials
|
RDI
|
Respiratory Disturbance Index
|
SOS
|
Swedish Obesity Study
|
SSRIs
|
Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors
|
TAIM
|
Trial of Antihypertensive
Interventions and Management
|
TOHP I
|
Trials of Hypertension Prevention
(Phase 1)
|
TOHP II
|
Trials of Hypertension Prevention
(Phase 2)
|
TONE
|
Trial of Nonpharmacologic
Interventions in the Elderly
|
VLCD*
|
Very Low-Calorie Diets
|
VLDL*
|
Very Low-Density Lipoprotein
|
VO2 max*
|
Oxygen Consumption
|
WHR*
|
Waist-to-Hip Ratio
|