Reference values and early determinants of intra-abdominal fat mass in primary school children

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 412-422

  Von Schnurbein, J ^a   Klenk, J ^c   Galm, C ^b   Berg, S ^a,b   Gottmann, P ^a,b   Steinacker, J M ^d   Kratzer, W ^a   Brandstetter, S ^d   Wartha, O ^a,d   Peter, R ^c   Weiland, S ^c   Wabitsch, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b Divisions of Paediatric Cardiology   (Germany)

^c Institute of Epidemiology   (Germany)

^d Department of Internal Medicine II Cardiology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Developmental origins of disease; Intra abdominal fat; Reference values; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OVERWEIGHT; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 79957941960     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324110     Document Type: Article

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