Fatness and fat distribution by social stratum in Venezuelan youths;Adiposidad y patrón de grasa en jóvenes venezolanos por estrato social

Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 128-136

  Landaeta Jiménez, Maritza ^a   Pérez, Betty M ^a   Escalante, Ynay ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Adiposity; Centripetal index; Fat skinfolds; Social strata; Venezuela; Waist hip ratio; Waist thigh ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKINFOLD; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SOCIAL ASPECT; STUDENT T TEST; THIGH; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; VENEZUELA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0036623585     PISSN: 00040622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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