Familial predisposition for obesity may modify the predictive value of serum leptin concentrations for long-term weight change in obese women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1119-1123

  Lindroos, Anna Karin ^b   Lissner, Lauren ^a   Carlsson, Björn ^b   Carlsson, Lena M S ^b   Torgerson, Jarl ^b   Karlsson, Cecilia ^b   Stenlöf, Kaj ^b   Sjöström, Lars ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Genetic predisposition; Leptin; Obesity; Regression analysis; Weight change; Women

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031861869     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/67.6.1119     Document Type: Article

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