Body fat, abdominal fat and body fat distribution related to cardiovascular risk factors in prepubertal children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 101, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 852-857

  Dencker, Magnus ^a   Wollmer, Per ^a   Karlsson, Magnus K ^b,c   Lindén, Christian ^b,c   Andersen, Lars B ^d,e   Thorsson, Ola ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Clinical and Molecular Osteoporosis Research Unit   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Body fat; Cardiovascular disease risk factors; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL FAT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84863833120     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2012.02681.x     Document Type: Article

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