Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels in women. Relationships with body mass index, insulin and glucose levels

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 837-841

  Al Harithy, Rowyda N ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIET RESTRICTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HIP; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; OBESITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID RELEASE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSULIN; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0141592486     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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