The associations of physical activity and adiposity with alanine aminotransferase and gamma-glutamyltransferase

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 161, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1081-1088

  Lawlor, Debbie A ^a   Sattar, Naveed ^b   Smith, George Davey ^a   Ebrahim, Shah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine transaminase; Body composition; Body mass index; Diabetes mellitus; Exercise; Gamma glutamyltransferase; Obesity; Waist hip ratio

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

BODY MASS; DIABETES;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY;

EID: 19544380058     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi125     Document Type: Article

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