Open AccessPhysical activity and energy intake selectively predict the waist-to-hip ratio in men but not in women
Author(s) -
Antonia Trichopoulou,
Charalambos Gnardellis,
Areti Lagiou,
Vassiliki Benetou,
Androniki Naska,
D. Trichopoulos
Publication year - 2001
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/74.5.574
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , anthropometry , context (archaeology) , confounding , european prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition , waist–hip ratio , demography , waist , risk factor , prospective cohort study , gerontology , endocrinology , paleontology , sociology , biology
The waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) has emerged as an important risk factor for several chronic diseases, but little quantitative information exists about its relation with energy intake and expenditure in men and women.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom