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Body Fat Distribution, Glucose Metabolism, and Diabetes Status Among Older Adults: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study.
Journal of epidemiology - 5 Jul 2022
Maskarinec Gertraud, Raquinio Phyllis, Kristal Bruce S, Franke Adrian A, Buchthal Steven D, Ernst Thomas M, Monroe Kristine R, Shepherd John A, Shvetsov Yurii B, Le Marchand Loïc, Lim Unhee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: As the proportion of visceral (VAT) to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) may contribute to type 2 diabetes (T2D) development, we examined this relation in a cross-sectional design within the Multiethnic Cohort that includes Japanese Americans known to have high VAT. The aim was to understand how ectopic fat accumulation differs by glycemic status across ethnic groups with disparate rates of obesity,...
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