Relations of the Changes in Body Composition to Serum Lipids and Lipoproteins in Elderly Women

According to an abstract submitted by the authors to the 69th Meeting of the European Atherosclerosis Society, held May 24-26, 1998, in Hanasaari, Finland, "It has been known that not only obesity but also central fat deposition is an important cardiovascular risk factor in women. Central fat deposition has also been accepted to be a strong predictor of serum atherogenic lipid content. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was a correlation between body composition, fat distribution, and serum lipid profile in elderly women. All the women were healthy and none were taking any medication. Lean body mass was negatively associated with HDL-C and ratio of HDL-C to...

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