Article
Assessment of adiposity in an Indian population: familial correlations.
Genetic epidemiology - 1 Jan 1993
Nirmala A, Mitchell L E, Rice T, Reddy P C, Rao D C
Abstract excerpt
Familial correlations for five measures of adiposity were assessed using data from 473 nuclear families residing in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Fat patterning, measured as the ratio of trunk to extremity subcutaneous fat, and the ratio of the subscapular to the sum of the subs...
Topics
- Adipose Tissue
- Adult
- Body Mass Index
- Energy Metabolism
- Environment
- Female
- Humans
- India
- Likelihood Functions
- Male
- Obesity
- Phenotype
- Regression Analysis
- Skinfold Thickness