Ethnic-specific associations between abdominal and gluteal fat distribution and the metabolic complications of obesity : implications for the use of liposuction

Master Thesis

2011

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Hayes, Philip Michael
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Goedecke, Julia
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University of Cape Town

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Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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More than three-quarters (77%) of the 40.5 million people living in South Africa are black African, of which more than 40% are urbanised. Black African women living in urban areas have a significantly higher prevalence (62%) of overweight than urban black males (28%) or white females (53%). It was previously thought that obesity in black South African women was not associated with deleterious metabolic sequelae and was termed "healthy" obesity...
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Hayes, P. 2011. Ethnic-specific associations between abdominal and gluteal fat distribution and the metabolic complications of obesity : implications for the use of liposuction. University of Cape Town.

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