Body weight, height, and body fat distribution were measured with a digital scale, wall-mounted stadiometer, and dual-energy absorptiometry DXA , respectively, on healthy black, white, and Hispanic women 16—33 years of age. In summary, the distribution of body fat for a given BMI differs by race among reproductive-aged women.
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Multivariate-adjusted b. Therefore, we were unable to ascertain whether the favorable effects of leg fat on cardiometabolic risk factors and MetS were due to subcutaneous or intramuscular fat, and we could not additionally adjust for abdominal visceral or subcutaneous fat. Ethnic differences in body composition and their relation to health and disease in women. Obes Res.
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Excess gains in weight and waist circumference associated with childbearing: J Appl Physiol.
