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Arterial stiffness, high fasting glucose, and fatty liver as predictors for visceral obesity in middle-aged Chinese individuals: a cross-sectional study
2023-06-16
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<h4>Background: </h4> The prevalence of obesity is increasing rapidly worldwide, including in Asia. Visceral obesity, i.e., intra-abdominal fat accumulation, precedes the development of obesity-related metabolic syndrome, based on the cluster of hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and hypertension, leading to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Visceral fat area (VFA) ≥ 100 cm 2 has been defined as an appropriate...
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- ea79f486-2d43-5775-8377-7a3e4ee2e160
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2987345/v1
