Body composition and metabolic parameters in men with chronic traumatic paraplegia - A pilot study from India
CONCLUSION: Men with chronic paraplegia had lower lean mass, higher total and regional fat mass, increased insulin resistance and low HDL-C when compared with BMI-matched able-bodied controls. Both total and regional adiposity correlated with poor metabolic profile.PMID:33705272 | DOI:10.1080/10790268.2021.1888021
Source: Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Kalyani Sridharan Shipra Rachna Singh Kripa Elizabeth Cherian Nitin Kapoor Jane Elizabeth Judy Ann John Nihal Thomas Thomas V Paul Source Type: research
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