Browsing by Subject "Lean mass"

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Body composition, bone health and vitamin D status of African adults in the North West Province

Sotunde, Olusola Funmilayo (2014)

Background In South Africa, as in many other developing countries, obesity has become a major health problem causing an increase in the incidence and prevalence of various non-communicable diseases. Research has shown that ...
Differences between bone mineral density, lean and fat mass of HIV-positive and HIV-negative black women

Ellis, C.; Kruger, H.S.; Ukegbu, P.; Kruger, I.M.; Viljoen, M. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

Objectives: To investigate the differences between bone mineral density (BMD), lean and fat mass of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-) positive and HIV-negative black women and to investigate factors associated with low ...