Gerson Peltz

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Serum leptin concentration, adiposity, and body fat distribution in Mexican-Americans
    Gerson Peltz
    The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
    Arch Med Res 38:563-70. 2007
  2. ncbi The role of fat mass index in determining obesity
    Gerson Peltz
    Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Biomedical Studies, University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
    Am J Hum Biol 22:639-47. 2010
  3. ncbi A multilevel analysis of socioeconomic status and prostate cancer risk
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, Houston, TX 78520, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 16:901-7. 2006
  4. ncbi Risk behaviors by ethnicity and Texas-Mexico border residence
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:514-20. 2006

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Serum leptin concentration, adiposity, and body fat distribution in Mexican-Americans
    Gerson Peltz
    The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
    Arch Med Res 38:563-70. 2007
    ..The aims of this study were to examine the association of serum leptin concentration with adiposity and body fat distribution in Mexican-Americans and to develop a predictive model of serum leptin concentration for this ethnic group...
  2. ncbi The role of fat mass index in determining obesity
    Gerson Peltz
    Department of Biological Sciences and Center of Biomedical Studies, University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas 78520, USA
    Am J Hum Biol 22:639-47. 2010
    ..The objective of this study is to compare body mass index (BMI), percent body fat (PBF), and fat mass index (FMI) and to investigate the accuracy of FMI as a convenient tool for assessing obesity...
  3. ncbi A multilevel analysis of socioeconomic status and prostate cancer risk
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, Houston, TX 78520, USA
    Ann Epidemiol 16:901-7. 2006
    ..We investigated whether prostate cancer was associated with socioeconomic status (SES) at the individual level, area level, or a combination of both levels...
  4. ncbi Risk behaviors by ethnicity and Texas-Mexico border residence
    Maureen Sanderson
    University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520, USA
    Ethn Dis 16:514-20. 2006
    ..To determine whether residence on the Texas-Mexico border would modify the effect of ethnic differences on risk behaviors...