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The ratio of skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area is a main determinant linking circulating irisin to metabolic phenotype.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 20 Jan 2016
Hwang You-Cheol, Jeon Won Seon, Park Cheol-Young, Youn Byung-Soo
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BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to investigate whether circulating irisin is associated with favorable metabolic parameters and how the association differs according to body composition in humans. METHODS: A total of 424 subjects (233 men and 191 women), aged 23-73 years (mean age 47.1 years), were enrolled from the Seoul Metro City Diabetes Prevention Program. Body composition was determined using an...
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