Intra-abdominal adipose tissue, physical activity and cardiovascular risk in pre- and post-menopausal women

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 860-865

  Hunter, G R ^a   Kekes Szabo, T ^a   Treuth, M S ^a   Williams, M J ^a   Goran, M ^a   Pichon, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Blood pressure; Body composition; Fat distribution

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUCASIAN; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0029745977     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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