A systematic review of body fat distribution and mortality in older people

Maturitas

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-191

  Chang, Su Hsin ^a   Beason, Tracey S ^a   Hunleth, Jean M ^a   Colditz, Graham A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body fat distribution; Central obesity; Elderly; Morbidity; Mortality; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID COMPOSITION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; OBESITY;

EID: 84861806052     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2012.04.004     Document Type: Review

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