Familial risk of obesity and central adipose tissue distribution in the general Canadian population.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009737

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Familial risk of obesity and central adipose tissue distribution in the general Canadian population.

American journal of epidemiology - 15 May 1999

Katzmarzyk P T, Pérusse L, Rao D C, Bouchard C

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The purpose of this study was to determine the familial risk of obesity and of an android profile of fat distribution in the general Canadian population. A sample of 15,245 participants aged 7-69 years from 6,377 households from the Canada Fitness Survey of 1981 was used. The body mass index (BMI), sum of five skinfolds (SF5), ratio of trunk-to-extremity skinfolds, adjusted for SF5, and waist circumference,...

Topics

Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Body Mass Index
Canada
Child
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Skinfold Thickness

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PMID: 10342802
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009737

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