Body mass index (weight/height2) or percentage body fat by bioelectrical impedance analysis: Which variable better reflects serum lipid profile?

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 771-774

  Nagaya, Teruo ^a   Yoshida, Hideyo ^b   Takahashi, Hidekatsu ^c   Matsuda, Yoshihiro ^c   Kawai, Makoto ^c  

^a NAGOYA CITY UNIV MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Gifu Prefectural Center for Health Check and Health Promotion   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Body composition; Body mass index; Percentage body fat; Serum lipid

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DEVICE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033062787     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0800961     Document Type: Article

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