Article
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 investigations suggest that both genetic (major and polygenic) and familial environmental factors influence each...
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