Open AccessVisceral and Subcutaneous Fat Quality and Cardiometabolic Risk
Author(s) -
Klara J. Rosenquist,
Alison Pedley,
Joseph M. Massaro,
Kate E. Therkelsen,
Joanne M. Murabito,
Udo Hoffmann,
Caroline S. Fox
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.11.021
Subject(s) - medicine , adipose tissue , insulin resistance , hounsfield scale , intra abdominal fat , metabolic syndrome , body mass index , risk factor , endocrinology , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , obesity , cardiology , visceral fat , surgery , computed tomography
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether computed tomography (CT) attenuation, as a measure of fat quality, is associated with cardiometabolic risk factors above and beyond fat quantity.
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