The body adiposity index and the sexual dimorphism in body fat

Obesity

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1729-

  Schulze, Matthias B ^a   Stefan, Norbert ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BODY ADIPOSITY INDEX; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HIP CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST-HIP RATIO;

EID: 80052179812     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.153     Document Type: Letter

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