Body mass index is a major determinant of abdominal fat accumulation in pre-, peri- and post-menopausal women

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 413-417

  Cervellati, Carlo ^a   Pansini, Francesco Saverio ^a   Bonaccorsi, Gloria ^a   Pascale, Giuliana ^a   Bagni, Bruno ^b   Castaldini, Cristina ^a   Ferrazini, Stefania ^a   Ridolfi, Francesca ^a   Pedriali, Mery ^a   Guariento, Angela ^a   Bergamini, Carlo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Aging; Body mass index; Dual X ray absorptiometry; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGE; AGING; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MINERAL; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG; LIPID STORAGE; MENARCHE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70350604525     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590902770123     Document Type: Article

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