Familial clustering of abdominal visceral fat and total fat mass: the Québec Family Study.

doi:10.1002/j.1550-8528.1996.tb00543.x

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Familial clustering of abdominal visceral fat and total fat mass: the Québec Family Study.

Obesity research - 1 May 1996

Rice T, Pérusse L, Bouchard C, Rao D C

Abstract excerpt

The evidence for common familial factors underlying total fat mass (estimated from underwater weighing) and abdominal visceral fat (assessed from CT scan) was examined in families participating in phase 2 of the Québec Family Study (QFS) using a bivariate familial correlation model. Previous QFS...

Topics

Abdomen
Adipose Tissue
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Body Composition
Body Mass Index
Child
Cluster Analysis
Family Health
Female
Humans
Linear Models
Lipids
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Genetic

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