The impact of ethnicity on type 2 diabetes
N Abate, M Chandalia - Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 2003 - Elsevier
The rapid increase of diabetes prevalence in the US population and across all westernized
world has been associated with environmental changes that promote obesity. Although …
world has been associated with environmental changes that promote obesity. Although …
[图书][B] Worldwide variation in human growth
PB Eveleth, JM Tanner - 1976 - books.google.com
The health of a population is most accurately reflected in the rate of growth of its children. It
is this theme which underlies the analysis and presentation of what is by far the largest …
is this theme which underlies the analysis and presentation of what is by far the largest …
Heterogeneity in adipose tissue metabolism: causes, implications and management of regional adiposity
N Abate, A Garg - Progress in lipid research, 1995 - Elsevier
In the last fi~ w years, heterogeneity in the pattern of obesity and the metabolic abnormalities
associated with regional excess of adipose tissue have been increasingly recognized …
associated with regional excess of adipose tissue have been increasingly recognized …
Estimation of stature from dimensions of hands and feet in a North Indian population
In medico-legal autopsies, establishing personal identity of the victims is often required.
Estimation of stature from extremities and their parts plays an important role in identifying the …
Estimation of stature from extremities and their parts plays an important role in identifying the …
Climatic influences on human body size and proportions: ecological adaptations and secular trends
PT Katzmarzyk, WR Leonard - American Journal of Physical …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
This study reevaluates the long‐standing observation that human morphology varies with
climate. Data on body mass, the body mass index [BMI; mass (kg)/stature (m) 2], the surface …
climate. Data on body mass, the body mass index [BMI; mass (kg)/stature (m) 2], the surface …
Birthweight and adult health outcomes in a biethnic population in the USA
R Valdez, MA Athens, GH Thompson, BS Bradshaw… - Diabetologia, 1994 - Springer
Recent data indicate that low-birthweight adults are at a higher risk than their high-
birthweight peers of developing ischaemic heart disease or a cluster of conditions known as …
birthweight peers of developing ischaemic heart disease or a cluster of conditions known as …
Relationship of generalized and regional adiposity to insulin sensitivity in men with NIDDM
N Abate, A Garg, RM Peshock, J Stray-Gundersen… - Diabetes, 1996 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Abdominal obesity, particularly excess intraperitoneal fat, is considered to play a major role
in causing insulin resistance and NIDDM. To determine if NIDDM patients accumulate …
in causing insulin resistance and NIDDM. To determine if NIDDM patients accumulate …
Regulation of animal size by eNPP, Bergmann's rule and related phenomena
MA Huston, S Wolverton - Ecological Monographs, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Bergmann's rule, which proposes a heat‐balance explanation for the observed latitudinal
gradient of increasing animal body size with increasing latitude, has dominated the study of …
gradient of increasing animal body size with increasing latitude, has dominated the study of …
Stature estimation from foot dimensions
T Kanchan, RG Menezes, R Moudgil, R Kaur… - Forensic Science …, 2008 - Elsevier
Identification of an individual is the mainstay in forensic investigations. The dimensions of
the foot have been used for the determination of sex, age, and stature of an individual. The …
the foot have been used for the determination of sex, age, and stature of an individual. The …
Body size values of white and black women
JD Allan, K Mayo, Y Michel - Research in nursing & health, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this naturalistic study was to compare values held by 36 white and 31 black
women related to body size, and to identily factors that influence these values and linkages …
women related to body size, and to identily factors that influence these values and linkages …