Stronger relationship between central adiposity and C-reactive protein in older women than men

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 84-89

  Valentine, Rudy J ^a   Vieira, Victoria J ^a   Woods, Jeffrey A ^a   Evans, Ellen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Inflammation; Physical activity; Sex

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL FAT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL; ABDOMEN; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ABDOMEN; ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 64049103494     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817fcb8f     Document Type: Article

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