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Novel associations between bioavailable estradiol and adipokines in elderly women with different phenotypes of obesity: implications for atherogenesis.
Circulation - 12 Oct 2004
Tankó László B, Bruun Jens M, Alexandersen Peter, Bagger Yu Z, Richelsen Bjørn, Christiansen Claus, Larsen Philip J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Peripheral adiposity confers protection against diabetes and atherosclerosis in elderly women. The underlying mechanisms, however, remain to be elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS: On the basis on dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements of central fat mass (CFM) and peripheral fat mass (PFM), we identified 290 elderly women with distinct forms of body fat distribution (lean, peripheral obesity,...
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