Journal article
Measures of body fat in South Asian adults
Abstract
Background:South Asian people who originate from the Indian subcontinent have greater percent body fat (%BF) for the same body mass index (BMI) compared with white Caucasians. This has been implicated in their increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. There is limited information comparing different measures of body fat in this ethnic group.Objectives:The objectives of this study were: (1) to investigate the correlation of …
Authors
Kalra S; Mercuri M; Anand SS
Journal
Nutrition & Diabetes, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. e69–e69
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2013
DOI
10.1038/nutd.2013.10
ISSN
2044-4052