Obesity and regional fat distribution in Kenyan populations
Impact of ethnicity and urbanization
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Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat thickness was higher with urban residency. A high prevalence of overweight and obesity was found. The Maasai had the highest overall fat accumulation
Anthropometry · Biology · Distribution (mathematics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Geography · Kenya · Obesity · Political science · Sociology · Urbanization · Demography · Mathematics · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Ecology · Internal Medicine
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