Relations between body composition, functional and hormonal parameters and quality of life in healthy postmenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-92

  Lebrun, Corinne E I ^a,b   van der Schouw, Yvonne T ^a   de Jong, Frank H ^b   Pols, Huibert A P ^b   Grobbee, Diederick E ^a   Lamberts, Steven W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cross sectional study; Disability; Endogenous hormones; Muscle strength; Physical function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; EDUCATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BODY COMPOSITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 1; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33746266619     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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