Central obesity and risk for type 2 diabetes in Maori, Pacific, and European young men in New Zealand

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 3 SUPP, 2002, Pages 82-86

  Rush, Elaine Carolyn ^a   Plank, Lindsay Dudley ^a   Mitchelson, Elizabeth ^a   Laulu, Manaia Sialei ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood lipids; Central obesity; DEXA; Ethnicity; Insulin resistance; Men; Obesity; Resting metabolic rate; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; ETHNICITY; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0036741807     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15648265020233s116     Document Type: Article

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