Optimal cutoffs of percentage body fat for predicting obesity-related cardiovascular disease risk factors in Korean adults

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 34-39

  Kim, Chul Hyun ^a   Park, Hye Soon ^b   Park, Mira ^a   Kim, Hyeoijin ^c   Kim, Chan ^a  

^a Eulji University   (South Korea)

^b Asan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c Korea National Sport University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OPTIMAL PERCENTAGE BODY FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959419819     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: 19383207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.110.001867     Document Type: Article

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