Less Favorable Body Composition and Adipokines in South Asians Compared to Other U.S. Ethnic Groups: Results from the MASALA and MESA Studies

BACKGROUND: Small studies have shown that South Asians (SAs) have more total body, subcutaneous, visceral and hepatic fat and abnormal adipokine levels compared to Whites. However, comprehensive studies of body composition and adipokines in SAs compared to other ethnic groups are lacking. METHODS: U...

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Autores principales: Shah, Arti D., Kandula, Namratha R., Lin, Feng, Allison, Matthew A., Carr, Jeffrey, Herrington, David, Liu, Kiang, Kanaya, Alka M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26499444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4821815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26499444
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ijo.2015.219

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