Waist circumference and abdominal sagittal diameter as surrogates of body fat distribution in the elderly: their relation with cardiovascular risk factors

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作者
E Turcato
O Bosello
V Di Francesco
TB Harris
E Zoico
L Bissoli
E Fracassi
M Zamboni
机构
[1] Institute of Geriatric Medicine,
[2] University of Verona,undefined
[3] Office of Geriatric Epidemiology,undefined
[4] Epidemiology,undefined
[5] Demography and Biometry Program,undefined
[6] National Institute of Health,undefined
[7] National Institute of Aging,undefined
来源
International Journal of Obesity | 2000年 / 24卷
关键词
body fat distribution; aging; waist; sagittal diameter; metabolic variables;
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between supine sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) and other indicators of body fat distribution with cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in the elderly.
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页码:1005 / 1010
页数:5
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