The relationship between fat distribution and coronary risk factors in sedentary postmenopausal women on and off hormone replacement therapy

Obesity Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 40-46

  Peny, Ariette C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Hormonal use; Serum Hpoproteins; Waist circumference; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; CORONARY DISEASE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031612675     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1550-8528.1998.tb00313.x     Document Type: Article

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