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Adiposity, fat distribution, and cardiovascular risk.

Peiris AN, Sothmann MS, Hoffmann RG, Hennes MI, Wilson CR, Gustafson AB, Kissebah AH.

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Liu KH, Chan YL, Chan WB, Kong WL, Kong MO, Chan JC.

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Impact of obesity and body fat distribution on cardiovascular risk factors in Hong Kong Chinese.

Thomas GN, Ho SY, Lam KS, Janus ED, Hedley AJ, Lam TH; Hong Kong Cardiovascular Risk Factor Prevalence Study Steering Committee.

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Relationship of metabolic variables to abdominal adiposity measured by different anthropometric measurements and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in obese middle-aged women.

Rissanen P, Hämäläinen P, Vanninen E, Tenhunen-Eskelinen M, Uusitupa M.

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Intra-abdominal obesity and metabolic risk factors: a study of young adults.

von Eyben FE, Mouritsen E, Holm J, Montvilas P, Dimcevski G, Suciu G, Helleberg I, Kristensen L, von Eyben R.

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Relation of abdominal height to cardiovascular risk factors in young adults: the Bogalusa heart study.

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Gender differences in cardiovascular risk factors in obese, nondiabetic first degree relatives of African Americans with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Gaillard TR, Schuster DP, Osei K.

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The impact of socioeconomic status on cardiovascular risk factors in African-Americans at high risk for type II diabetes. Implications for syndrome X.

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Ferland M, Després JP, Tremblay A, Pinault S, Nadeau A, Moorjani S, Lupien PJ, Thériault G, Bouchard C.

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Cardiovascular risk factor levels and their relationships with overweight and fat distribution in children: the Fleurbaix Laventie Ville Santé II study.

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Total and regional fat and serum cardiovascular disease risk factors in lean and obese children and adolescents.

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