Body fat distribution and insulin resistance in healthy Asian Indians and Caucasians

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 5366-5371

  Raji, Annaswamy ^a   Seely, Ellen W ^a   Arky, Ronald A ^a   Simonson, Donald C ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; INSULIN; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INDIAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VISCERA;

EID: 0035191137     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.11.7992     Document Type: Article

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