Regional Body Composition Changes Exhibit Opposing Effects on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors

Open Access

1 May 2004

journal article
research article
Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Vol. 24 (5) , 923-929
https://doi.org/10.1161/01.atv.0000125702.26272.f6

Abstract

Objective— We investigated how regional body composition measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is associated with risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) during weight reduction in obese women.

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