Regional body composition of indian women from a low-income group and its association with anthropometric indices and reproductive events

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 182-189

  Kulkarni, Bharati ^a   Shatrugna, Veena ^a   Nagalla, Balakrishna ^a   Rani, K Usha ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Body composition; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat mass; Indian women; Lean body mass; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; INDIA; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCTION;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LINEAR MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; REPRODUCTION; ROC CURVE; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WORK;

EID: 77951494284     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000276597     Document Type: Article

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