Estimate of human visceral adipose area and abdominal subcutaneous adipose area in obese Chinese by simple anthropometric parameters

Journal of Sichuan University (Medical Science)

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Ran, Xingwu ^a   Li, Xiaosong ^b   Tong, Nanwei ^b   Li, Qifu ^b   Tang, Baode ^b   Li, Xiujun ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal subcutaneous adipose area; Multiple stepwise regression; Obesity; Simple anthropometric parameters; Visceral adipose area

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 0141959041     PISSN: 1672173X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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