Article
Apolipoprotein E phenotype modifies metabolic and hemodynamic abnormalities related to central obesity in women.
The American journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Aug 1996
Uusitupa M I, Karhunen L, Rissanen A, Franssila-Kallunki A, Niskanen L, Kervinen K, Kesäniemi Y A
Abstract excerpt
Apolipoprotein E (apo E) is a normal constituent of very-low-density lipoproteins and it participates in the metabolism of both low-density lipoproteins (LDL) and apo E-containing lipoproteins. In the present study, the aim was to examine to what extent apo E phenotypes modify central obesity-ind...
Topics
- Adult
- Apolipoproteins E
- Blood Glucose
- Blood Pressure
- Body Composition
- Body Constitution
- Body Mass Index
- Cholesterol, HDL
- Cholesterol, LDL
- Female
- Finland
- Humans