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Hepatic fat content is a determinant of metabolic phenotypes and increased carotid intima-media thickness in obese adults.
Scientific reports - 23 Feb 2016
Zhang Huijie, Ma Zhimin, Pan Lingling, Xu Yanfang, Shao Jin, Huang Zhufeng, Chen Zheng, Sun Qian, Liu Changqin, Lin Mingzhu, Yang Shuyu, Li Xuejun
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Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) are at relatively low risk for the development of metabolic abnormalities and subclinical atherosclerosis. This study aims to examine whether hepatic fat accumulation determines metabolic phenotype of obesity and associated with subclinical atherosclerosis. A total of 485 obese adults (aged 40-65 years) who received magnetic resonance spectroscopy were divided...
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