Abdominal adiposity distribution in diabetic/prediabetic and nondiabetic populations: A meta-analysis

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Lee, Jane J ^a   Beretvas, S Natasha ^b   Freeland Graves, Jeanne H ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC PATIENT; EFFECT SIZE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; REVIEW; ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; OBESITY; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PREDIABETIC STATE; REFERENCE VALUES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 84916224152     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/697264     Document Type: Review

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