Lean mass predicts asthma better than fat mass among females

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-71

  Sood, A ^a   Qualls, C ^a   Li, R ^a   Schuyler, M ^a   Beckett, W S ^b   Smith, L J ^c   Thyagarajan, B ^d   Lewis, C E ^f   Jacobs Jr , D R ^e,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asthma; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat mass; Lean mass

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BODY HEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRIVE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; TISSUE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RISK; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79251550421     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00193709     Document Type: Article

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