Body fat distribution and flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilation in older men

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 663-669

  Joseph, L J O ^a   Ryan, A S ^a   Sorkin, J ^a   Mangano, C ^b   Brendle, D C ^a   Corretti, M C ^b   Gardner, A W ^a   Katzel, L I ^a  

^a BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Endothelial function; Obesity; Vasodilation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTERY ENDOTHELIUM; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; SUPINE POSITION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; AGING; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BODY COMPOSITION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; EXERCISE TEST; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VASODILATION; VISCERA;

EID: 0036261265     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801972     Document Type: Article

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