Ethnic differences in anthropometric measures and abdominal fat distribution: a cross-sectional pooled study in Inuit, Africans and Europeans

Pernille F Rønn; Gregers S Andersen; Torsten Lauritzen; Dirk L Christensen; Mette Aadahl; Bendix Carstensen; Marit E Jørgensen

doi:10.1136/jech-2016-207813

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Ethnicity & health

Ethnic differences in anthropometric measures and abdominal fat distribution: a cross-sectional pooled study in Inuit, Africans and Europeans

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Pernille F Rønn Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark Department of Public Health, Centre for Arctic Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gregers S Andersen Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Torsten Lauritzen Department of Public Health, General Practice, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Dirk L Christensen Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark Department of Public Health, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mette Aadahl Research Centre for Prevention and Health, the Capital Region of Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark Department of Public Health, Section of Health Services Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Bendix Carstensen Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marit E Jørgensen Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Pernille F Rønn, Steno Diabetes Center, Niels Steensens Vej 2-4, NSK 2.12, Gentofte DK-2820, Denmark; pernille.falberg.roenn{at}regionh.dk

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Rønn PF, Andersen GS, Lauritzen T, et al

Ethnic differences in anthropometric measures and abdominal fat distribution: a cross-sectional pooled study in Inuit, Africans and Europeans

J Epidemiol Community Health 2017;71:536-543.

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Received May 17, 2016
Revised December 13, 2016
Accepted December 16, 2016
First published January 13, 2017.

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May 12, 2017

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