Issn Print: 0195-9131

Publication Date: 2003/05/01


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PREDICTORS OF RESTING METABOLIC RATE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND CAUCASIAN WOMEN

H Santa-Clara; L Szymanski; B Fernhall

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Author Information: Faculty of Human Movement, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. Exercise Science, Syracuse University, NY

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Increased prevalence of obesity among young African American (AA) women has been attributed to reduced resting metabolic rate (RMR). It is unclear if RMR differs between postmenopausal AA and Caucasian (CA) women and it is also unknown if predictors of RMR are race dependent.
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