Open AccessAdipose Tissue Density, a Novel Biomarker Predicting Mortality Risk in Older Adults
Author(s) -
Rachel A. Murphy,
Thomas C. Register,
Carol A. Shively,
J. Jeffrey Carr,
Yaorong Ge,
Marta E. Heilbrun,
Steven R. Cummings,
Annemarie Koster,
Michael C. Nevitt,
Suzanne Satterfield,
Frances A. Tylvasky,
Elsa S. Strotmeyer,
Anne B. Newman,
Eleanor M. Simonsick,
Ann Scherzinger,
Bret H. Goodpaster,
Lenore J. Launer,
Guðný Eiríksdóttir,
Sigurður Sigurdsson,
Gunnar Sigurðsson,
Vilmundur Guðnason,
Thomas Lang,
Stephen B. Kritchevsky,
Tamara B. Harris
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.134
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1758-535X
pISSN - 1079-5006
DOI - 10.1093/gerona/glt070
Subject(s) - adipose tissue , medicine , obesity , hazard ratio , body mass index , proportional hazards model , biomarker , physiology , endocrinology , biology , confidence interval , biochemistry
Knowledge of adipose composition in relation to mortality may help delineate inconsistent relationships between obesity and mortality in old age. We evaluated relationships between abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) density, mortality, biomarkers, and characteristics.
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