Lifestyle correlates of anthropometric estimates of body adiposity in an Italian middle-aged and elderly population: A covariance analysis

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 926-934

  Leite, M L C ^a,c   Nicolosi, A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain and the Gertrude H Sergievsky Center   (United States)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Body fat distribution; Muscle mass; Physical activity; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; COVARIANCE; CYCLING; DIETARY FIBER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH FIBER DIET; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ITALY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE MASS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TELEVISION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WALKING;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SMOKING; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

EID: 33744473762     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803239     Document Type: Article

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