Less favorable body composition and adipokines in South Asians compared with other US ethnic groups:...
Less favorable body composition and adipokines in South Asians compared with other US ethnic groups: results from the MASALA and MESA studies
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Shah, A D , Kandula, N R , Lin, F , Allison, M A , Carr, J , Herrington, D , Liu, K and Kanaya, A M
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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English
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Background:
Small studies have shown that South Asians (SAs) have more total body, subcutaneous, visceral and hepatic fat and abnormal adipokine levels compared with Whites. However, comprehensive studies of body composition and adipokines in SAs compared with other ethnic groups are lacking.
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Using harmonized data, we performed a...
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Less favorable body composition and adipokines in South Asians compared with other US ethnic groups: results from the MASALA and MESA studies
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1780526919
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1780526919
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0307-0565
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1476-5497
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10.1038/ijo.2015.219
