Body fat distribution and cardiovascular disease risk factors in pre- and postmenopausal obese women with similar BMI

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 503-509

  Ozbey, Nese ^a   Sencer, Ergin ^a   Molvalilar, Senay ^a   Orhan, Yusuf ^a  

^a Tozkoparan Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Menopause; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036690783     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.49.503     Document Type: Article

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