Sexual dimorphism in relationship of serum leptin and relative weight for the standard in normal-weight, but not in overweight, children as well as adolescents

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 989-993

  Nakanishi, T ^a   Li, R ^a   Liu, Z ^a   Yi, M ^a   Nakagawa, Y ^a   Ohzeki, T ^a  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Body composition; Body fat; Children; Leptin; Obesity

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PUBERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; OBESITY; PUBERTY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034754985     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj/ejcn/1601257     Document Type: Article

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