Article
Commingling analysis of adiposity in an Indian population.
International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity - 1 Jan 1994
Mitchell L E, Nirmala A, Rice T, Reddy P C, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
The distributions of five adiposity phenotypes were assessed for the presence of commingling in a sample of 756 adults (> or = 30 years old), residing in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Three measures of generalized fatness (body mass index, the sum of six skinfolds and the sum of three trunk skinfolds) and two indicators of fat patterning (the ratio of trunk to extremity subcutaneous fat and the...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Body Constitution
- Body Mass Index
- Chi-Square Distribution
- Female
- Humans
- India
- Male
- Models, Biological
