Open AccessRelation between body fat and age in 4 ethnic groups
Author(s) -
John W. Mott,
Jack Wang,
John C. Thornton,
David B. Allison,
Steven B. Heymsfield,
Richard N. Pierson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/69.5.1007
Subject(s) - ethnic group , fat mass , body fat percentage , demography , age groups , medicine , classification of obesity , middle age , body weight , body mass index , physiology , gerontology , sociology , anthropology
Previous studies of the relation between age and body fat reached differing conclusions concerning the question of whether body fat is lower in the elderly than in middle-aged persons.
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