Comparison of skeletal muscle mass to fat-free mass ratios among different ethnic groups

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 534-538

  Abe, T ^a   Bemben, M G ^a   Kondo, M ^b   Kawakami, Y ^c   Fukunaga, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FITNESS AND SPORTS IN KANOYA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body composition; Body mass index; Muscle thickness; Racial differences; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY DENSITY; ETHNIC GROUP; FAT FREE MASS RATIO; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE THICKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 85027917559     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0015-2     Document Type: Article

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