Normative data of body fat mass and its distribution as assessed by DXA in indian adult population

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-142

  Marwaha, Raman K ^a   Tandon, Nikhil ^b   Garg, M K ^c   Narang, Archna ^d   Mehan, Neena ^d   Bhadra, Kuntal ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c ARMY HOSPITAL RESEARCH AND REFERRAL   (India)

^d Department of Medicine   (India)

Author keywords

Body fat mass; Body mass index; DXA; Obesity

Indexed keywords

BODY FAT MASS; BODY MASS INDEX; DXA; OBESITY;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894994543     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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