Relation of breath methane with obesity and other factors

A study examined the factors associated with the presence and level of breath methane in heart study participants. The study found detectable breath methane levels in 43 and 49% of the male and female participants, but breath methane levels increased with age only for males and obesity incidence was...

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Published inInternational journal of obesity Vol. 8; no. 6; pp. 675 - 680
Main Authors Haines, A.P, Imeson, J.D, Wiggins, H.S
Format Publication
LanguageEnglish
Published 1984
Subjects
age groups
analytical methods
blood composition
breath
females
gender differences
males
methane
obesity
respiration
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Summary:A study examined the factors associated with the presence and level of breath methane in heart study participants. The study found detectable breath methane levels in 43 and 49% of the male and female participants, but breath methane levels increased with age only for males and obesity incidence was less in breath methane producers. Breath methane also was lower in males than in females and higher in secretors of blood ABH antigens. (wz)