Adiposity, adipose tissue distribution and mortality rates in the Canada fitness survey follow-up study

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1054-1059

  Katzmarzyk, P T ^a   Craig, C L ^b   Bouchard, C ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute   (Canada)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Canada fitness survey; Death; Obesity; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CANADA; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SKINFOLD; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0036343055     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802057     Document Type: Article

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