Correlation of pulmonary function tests with body fat percentage in young individuals

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 383-388

  Joshi, Anuradha R ^a   Singh, Ratan ^a   Joshi, A R ^a  

^a Bharati Vidyapeeth's Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Body fat percentage; Body mass index; Pulmonary function tests; Skin fod thickness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SITTING; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STUDENT; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; VITAL CAPACITY; WAIST-HIP RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650564473     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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