Short stature and obesity: Positive association in adults but inverse association in children and adolescents

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 453-461

  Bosy Westphal, Anja ^a   Plachta Danielzik, Sandra ^a   Dörhöfer, Ralf Peter ^b   Müller, Manfred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Data Input Company   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Fat mass; Lean body mass; Obesity; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT STATURE; WAIST HIP RATIO; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GERMANY; GROWTH DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 70149113707     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114508190304     Document Type: Article

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