Relationship between alpha-2-macroglobulin, anthropometric parameters and lipid profiles in Thai overweight and obese in Bangkok

Nutrition Research

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1143-1152

  Tungtrongchitr, Rungsunn ^a   Pongpaew, Praneet ^a   Vudhivai, Niyomsri ^a   Changbumrung, Supranee ^a   Tungtrongchitr, Anchalee ^b   Phonrat, Benjaluck ^a   Viroonudomphol, Duangkamol ^a   Pooudong, Somchai ^a   Schelp, Frank Peter ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alpha 2 macroglobulin; Anthropometric parameters; Lipid Profiles; Obese

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LIPID; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SAMPLE; SMOKING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THAILAND; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0042738022     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00529-8     Document Type: Article

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