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THE IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS ON BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN PRE- AND POSTMENOPAUSAL FEMALES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

S. KIRCHENGAST ,
D. GRUBER ,
M. SATOR ,
W. KNOGLER  and
J. HUBER
S. KIRCHENGAST
Affiliation:
Institute for Human Biology, University of Vienna
D. GRUBER
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
M. SATOR
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
W. KNOGLER
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Menox-Ambulatorium for Treatment of the Climacteric Syndrome, Vienna, Austria
J. HUBER
Affiliation:
Department of Endocrinology, University Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Menox-Ambulatorium for Treatment of the Climacteric Syndrome, Vienna, Austria
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Abstract

This study examines the impact of nutritional status, classified by body mass index, on sex specific fat distribution patterns dependent on menopausal status in 467 pre-, peri- or postmenopausal females. Absolute and relative amounts of upper and lower body fat were estimated by means of dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. It was found that low weight, independent of menopausal status, leads to the typical gynoid pattern of fat distribution while excess weight and obesity result in the android pattern of distribution in pre- and postmenopausal women.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 145 - 154
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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