Association between anthropometric indicators of body fat and metabolic risk markers in post-menopausal women

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Orsatti, Fabio Lera ^a   Nahas, Eliana Aguiar Petri ^a   Nahas Neto, Jorge ^a   Maesta, Nailza ^a   Orsatti, Claudio Lera ^a   Vespoli, Heloisa De Luca ^a   Traiman, Paulo ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptometry; Insulin resistance; Menopause; Metabolic risk; Waist circunference

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPIDS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 72749109842     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513590903184076     Document Type: Article

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