Fat distribution in men of different waist girth, fitness level and exercise habit

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1356-1362

  O'Donovan, G ^a   Thomas, E L ^b   McCarthy, J P ^b,c   Fitzpatrick, J ^b   Durighel, G ^b   Mehta, S ^b   Morin, S X ^b   Goldstone, A P ^b   Bell, J D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Physical activity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHESIS; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; LIVER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 72049128308     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2009.189     Document Type: Article

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