Body fat distribution and cardiovascular risk in normal weight women. Associations with insulin resistance, lipids and plasma leptin

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 751-757

  Tai, E S ^a   Lau, T N ^a   Ho, H O ^a   Fok, A C K ^a   Tan, C E ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Female; Insulin resistance; Leptin; Magnetic resonance imaging; Obesity

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; LIPID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ASIA; BIOENERGY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0034037532     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801220     Document Type: Article

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