Familial resemblance of adiposity-related parameters: Results from a health check-up population in Taiwan

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-226

  Wu, D M ^a   Hong, Y ^b   Sun, C A ^a   Sung, P K ^c   Rao, D C ^b   Chu, Nain Feng ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MJ Health Screening Center   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body fat; Body mass index; Familial resemblance; Heritability; Waist to hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; SPOUSE; TAIWAN; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSITY; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; OBESITY; TAIWAN; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 0038587660     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023337917377     Document Type: Article

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