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Relationships between body roundness with body fat and visceral adipose tissue emerging from a new geometrical model
Author(s) -
Thomas Diana M.,
Bredlau Carl,
BosyWestphal Anja,
Mueller Manfred,
Shen Wei,
Gallagher Dympna,
Maeda Yuna,
McDougall Andrew,
Peterson Courtney M.,
Ravussin Eric,
Heymsfield Steven B.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.438
H-Index - 199
eISSN - 1930-739X
pISSN - 1930-7381
DOI - 10.1002/oby.20408
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , roundness (object) , medicine , intra abdominal fat , visceral fat , obesity , mathematics , geometry , insulin resistance
To develop a new geometrical index that combines height, waist circumference (WC), and hip circumference (HC) and relate this index to total and visceral body fat.
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