Obesity and regional fat distribution in Kenyan populations: Impact of ethnicity and urbanization

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 232-249

  Christensen, Dirk L ^a,b   Eis, Jeanette ^b   Hansen, Andreas W ^b   Larsson, Melanie W ^b   Mwaniki, David L ^c   Kilonzo, Beatrice ^c   Tetens, Inge ^d   Boit, Michael K ^e   Kaduka, Lydia ^c   Borch Johnsen, Knut ^a,b   Friis, Henrik ^a,b  

^a STENO DIABETES CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Kenya; Ultrasonography; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FAT; OBESITY; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; URBANIZATION; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARM; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RURAL POPULATION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; URBANIZATION; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 42449132169     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014460801949870     Document Type: Article

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