Visceral adiposity, fasting plasma insulin, and lipid and lipoprotein levels in Japanese Americans

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 801-808

  Boyko, E J ^a,b,d   Leonetti, D L ^c   Bergstrom, R W ^a   Newell Morris, L ^c   Fujimoto, W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; HDL cholesterol; Insulin; Intra abdominal fat; Japanese Americans; LDL cholesterol

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIPOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID STORAGE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; UNITED STATES; VISCERA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY COMPOSITION; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; JAPAN; LIPIDS; LIPOPROTEINS; LIPOPROTEINS, HDL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TRIGLYCERIDES; VISCERA;

EID: 0029745647     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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