Relationship between peak oxygen uptake and regional body composition in Japanese subjects

Journal of Sport and Health Science

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 233-238

  Oda, Kanae ^a   Miyatake, Nobuyuki ^a   Sakano, Noriko ^a   Saito, Takeshi ^a   Miyachi, Motohiko ^b   Tabata, Izumi ^c   Numata, Takeyuki ^d  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Okayama Health Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DEXA); Japanese; Leg muscle mass; Peak oxygen uptake; Regional body composition

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VENTILATORY THRESHOLD;

EID: 84906276226     PISSN: 20952546     EISSN: 22132961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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