Visceral adipose tissue and the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue are greater in adults with than in those without spinal cord injury, despite matching waist circumferences | Zendy

Robert Edwards | Zendy; J Bugaresti | Zendy; Andrea C. Buchholz | Zendy

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Visceral adipose tissue and the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue are greater in adults with than in those without spinal cord injury, despite matching waist circumferences

Author(s) -

Robert Edwards,

J Bugaresti,

Andrea C. Buchholz

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/87.3.600

Subject(s) - adipose tissue , medicine , waist , subcutaneous adipose tissue , iliac crest , adipokine , spinal cord injury , obesity , endocrinology , surgery , spinal cord , leptin , psychiatry

Abdominal obesity, particularly visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Despite an elevated risk of CHD mortality in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), neither abdominal adipose tissue accumulation nor the validity of waist circumference (WC) has been determined in persons with SCI.

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