Ghrelin, adiponectin, and leptin do not predict long-term changes in weight and body mass index in older adults: Longitudinal analysis of the Rancho Bernardo Cohort

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1189-1197

  Langenberg, Claudia ^a,b   Bergstrom, Jaclyn ^a   Laughlin, Gail A ^a   Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Body weight changes; Leptin; Longitudinal studies; Obesity; Peptide hormones

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; PEPTIDE HORMONE;

BODY MASS; OBESITY; WEIGHT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREDICTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 28944438642     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi338     Document Type: Article

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