Relationship of body fat with insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk factors among normal glucose-tolerant subjects

Background : The amount of body fat, rather than the amount of excess weight, determines the health risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease. Aims : To look at the association of body fat percentage with cardiometabolic risk factors in subjects with normal glucose toler...

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Main Authors: K Gokulakrishnan, M Deepa, F Monickaraj, V Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.jpgmonline.com/article.asp?issn=0022-3859;year=2011;volume=57;issue=3;spage=184;epage=188;aulast=Gokulakrishnan