Association of abdominal fat with metabolic syndrome components in overweight women: effect of menopausal status

Abstract Background The association between abdominal fat distribution and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) components by menopausal status has yet to be explicated. The purpose of this study was to examine a cross-sectional association between abdominal fat compartments and MetSyn components in pre- and...

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Main Authors: Shigeharu Numao, Yasutomi Katayama, Yoshio Nakata, Tomoaki Matsuo, Masaki Nakagaichi, Kiyoji Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Anthropology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-020-00222-0