Excess fat in the abdomen but not general obesity is associated with poorer metabolic and cardiovascular health in premenopausal and postmenopausal Asian women
Objectives: To examine the associations of various metabolites and hormones and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with obesity. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of 1326 Singaporean women. A DXA-derived percent body fat (PBF) of =35% and percent abdominal fat (PAbdF) of > 21.8% were used,...
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/59209 |