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Title:

Postmenopausal Chinese-Singaporean Women Have a Higher Ratio of Visceral to Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Volume than Caucasian Women of the Same Age and BMI.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Kalimeri, Maria; Totman, John J; Baum, Thomas; Diefenbach, Maximilian N; Hauner, Hans; Makowski, Marcus R; Subburaj, Karupppasamy; Cameron-Smith, David; Henry, Christiani Jeyakumar; Karampinos, Dimitrios C; Junker, Daniela
Abstract:
Central fat accumulation is a significant determinant of cardio-metabolic health risk, known to differ between ethnically distinct human populations. Despite evidence for preferential central adiposity in Asian populations, the proportional distribution between the subcutaneous and visceral compartments in Chinese postmenopausal women has not been thoroughly investigated. For this analysis, volumetrically quantified subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (SAT, VAT) in the pelvic and abdominal...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Diagnostics (Basel)
Year:
2021
Journal volume:
11
Journal issue:
11
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.3390/diagnostics11112127
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34829474
TUM Institution:
Else Kröner-Fresenius-Zentrum für Ernährungsmedizin - Klinik für Ernährungsmedizin; Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie
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