Absolute fat mass, percent body fat, and body-fat distribution: which is the real determinant of blood pressure and serum glucose?
Spiegelman D, Israel R, Bouchard C, Willett W. Absolute fat mass, percent body fat, and body-fat distribution: which is the real determinant of blood pressure and serum glucose? American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 1992, 55: 1033-1044. PMID: 1595574, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/55.6.1033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexBlood pressurePercent body fatAbsolute fat massFat massSerum glucoseBody fatBlood glucoseDiastolic blood pressureBody fat distributionCigarette smoking statusCurrent cigarette smoking statusRegional fat distributionMultiple skinfold thicknessesRelative fat massMass indexFat distributionOverall body massSkinfold thicknessBody compositionStudy centersGold standardHip girthStrongest predictorUnderwater weighing