Cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and physical activity in relation to serum leptin levels in a multiethnic population: The Miami community health study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 108-113

  Donahue, Richard P ^a   Zimmet, Paul ^e   Bean, Judy A ^a   Decourten, Maximilian ^e   Donahue, Rosemary A Decarlo ^b   Collier, Gregory ^c   Goldberg, Ronald B ^d   Prineas, Ronald J ^a   Skyler, Jay ^d   Schneiderman, Neil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Sch of Med Department of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

Insulin; Leptin; Sex Difference

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY CONSTITUTION; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; PROTEINS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0032967846     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(98)00037-4     Document Type: Article

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