Body composition in normal subjects: Relation to lipid and glucose variables

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1006-1013

  Rosenfalck, A M ^a   Almdal, T ^a   Gotfredsen, A ^a   Hilsted, J ^a  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry DXA; Lipids

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BONE DENSITY; CHOLESTEROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; LIPIDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0029962653     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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