The relation between body-fat distribution and lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-358

  Douchi, Tsutomu ^a   Ijuin, Hirofumi ^a   Nakamura, Sachiko ^a   Oki, Toshimichi ^a   Yamamoto, Shinichi ^a   Katanozaka, Mari ^a   Nagata, Yukihiro ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amount of upper half body fat; Body fat distribution; Lipid metabolism; Postmenopausal women

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0029850843     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb00988.x     Document Type: Article

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