M I Covas

Biographic Data

ID6059731
NAMEM I Covas
GIVEN NAMESM I
FAMILY NAMECovas
SIGNATURECOVAS M I
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS7
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1999
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX1

  • Effects of dietary fibre intake on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in subjects at high risk

    Ramón Estruch, Miguel Angel Martínez-González et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2009Cited by: 7References: 46

    BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies and feeding trials with supplements suggest that fibre intake is associated with a reduction in cardiovascular risk. However, the effects of changes in dietary fibre on risk factor levels have not been evaluated in free-living individuals. Thus, the effects of changes in dietary fibre intake on cardiovascular risk factors were assessed over 3 months in free-living high-risk subjects. METHODS: 772 high-risk subj…

  • Relationship of lipoprotein(a) levels to physical activity and family history of coronary heart disease

    S MARTIN, Roberto Elosua et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1999References: 15

    OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the association of physical activity with serum lipoprotein(a) [La(a)] levels in individuals according to whether they had a family history of coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS: Lp(a) levels in 332 healthy Spanish men aged 20 to 60 years were measured. Physical activity and family history of CHD were assessed. RESULTS: For men with a family history of CHD, the odds ratio for Lp(a) levels above the median value…