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Descriptor
English
:
Body Fat Distribution
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Distribución de la Grasa Corporal
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Distribuição da Gordura Corporal
Synonyms
English
:
Body Fat Patterning
Distribution, Body Fat
Fat Distribution, Body
Fat Patterning, Body
Patterning, Body Fat
Tree Number:
E01.370.600.115.100.062
G02.111.130.134
G03.180.134
G07.100.049.134
Definition
English
:
Deposits of
ADIPOSE TISSUE
throughout the body. The pattern of fat deposits in the
body regions
is an indicator of
health status
. Excess
ABDOMINAL FAT
increases
health
risks more than excess fat around the hips or
thighs
, therefore,
WAIST-HIP RATIO
is often used to determine
health
risks.
See Related
English
:
Adiposity
Waist-Hip Ratio
History Note
English
:
2006
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AE
adverse effects
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
MT
methods
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PX
psychology
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
VE
veterinary
Record Number:
51213
Unique Identifier:
D050218
Occurrence in VHL
:
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