Testosterone and Visceral Fat in Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Fat Patterning Study
Open Access
- 1 March 2010
- Vol. 18 (3), 604-610
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2009.251
Abstract
Visceral fat (VF) increases with the menopause and is an independent predictor of the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Little is known about how hormonal chang...Keywords
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