Miriam Tan, Leanne J Brown, Kimberly I Mathews, Megan C Whatnall, Melinda J Hutchesson, Lesley K MacDonald-Wicks, Amanda J Patterson
OBJECTIVE: To describe and compare body composition and fat distribution of Australian women 18-44 years from an urban and rural location. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey and collection of anthropometric and body composition measurements. SETTING: Newcastle and Tamworth in New South Wales. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of women recruited through media and community. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Weight, height, waist and hip girths, visceral fat area, body fat (kg and %) and skeletal muscle mass...
January 29, 2019: Australian Journal of Rural Health