Validity and reliability of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of abdominal adiposity

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 509-514

  Glickman, Scott G ^a,b   Marn, Charles S ^b   Supiano, Mark A ^a,b   Dengel, Donald R ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat; Computed tomography; Regional composition

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 3242705805     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01234.2003     Document Type: Article

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