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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hanying Liu, Di Yang, Shaobo Li, Yunfeng Xiao, Yinfang Tu, Danfeng Peng, Yuqian Bao, Junfeng Han, Haoyong Yu
Summary: A simple model to predict VFA using age, waist circumference, and neck circumference was developed and validated in overweight and obese Chinese individuals, demonstrating good predictive power for both men and women. The equations provide an ideal tool for early detection of visceral obesity.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Malgorzata Kaluzna, Magdalena Czlapka-Matyasik, Aleksandra Bykowska-Derda, Jerzy Moczko, Marek Ruchala, Katarzyna Ziemnicka
Summary: This study compared ten different methods of VAT estimation in PCOS women and found that WHtR, WHT.5R, WC, BMI, and LAP had the highest predictive value. Different age groups of PCOS patients had different cut-off values for VAT identification.
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Cell Biology
Pandora L. Wander, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, Theo K. Bammler, James W. MacDonald, Sengkeo Srinouanprachanh, Thanmai Kaleru, Dori Khakpour, Subbulaxmi Trikudanathan
Summary: This study found that circulating miRNAs, especially miR-1294, are associated with central obesity and insulin resistance in PCOS patients, suggesting their potential role in the pathogenesis of PCOS.
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yuqin Zhang, Meili Cai, Diliqingna Dilimulati, Ziwei Lin, Hang Sun, Ran Cui, Hongxiang Fei, Xinxin Gao, Qiongjing Zeng, Xiaowen Shao, Manna Zhang, Shen Qu
Summary: This study found that a high level of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass is associated with an increased risk of hyperuricemia in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Excessive VAT should be considered in the occurrence and development of PCOS with hyperuricemia.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mattia Cominacini, Alessia Fumaneri, Linda Ballerini, Michele Braggio, Maria Teresa Valenti, Luca Dalle Carbonare
Summary: Vitamin D deficiency is related to visceral adipose tissue, and waist circumference is a surrogate measure for evaluating visceral fat. There are gender differences in the response to vitamin D supplementation and predictive factors.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sophia Michel, Nicolas Linder, Anna Linder, Tobias Eggebrecht, Alexander Schaudinn, Matthias Blueher, Arne Dietrich, Timm Denecke, Harald Busse
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of anthropometric measures for abdominal visceral adipose tissue volumes in patients with obesity. The study found that using sex-specific parameters (BMI or hip circumference for females, waist circumference for males) can effectively estimate abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue and total adipose tissue volumes in overweight or obese patients.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Aldo Scafoglieri, Jona Van den Broeck, Erik Cattrysse, Ivan Bautmans, Steven B. Heymsfield
Summary: This study found that the distribution ratios of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) show curvilinear relationships with age and anthropometry. Interpreting changes in body composition based on linear extrapolations in clinical practice can be challenging.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chang Li, Marcelline Harris, Dennis Tsilimingras, Sophia Z. Liu, Ying Sheng, Xuefeng Liu
Summary: SAD is lower in women than in men, across various demographic factors. However, the impact of race, household income on SAD differs between women and men.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Qiaoli Zhang, Rongcai Ye, Yuan-Yuan Zhang, Chen-Chen Fan, Jun Wang, Shuyu Wang, Suwen Chen, Xiaowei Liu
Summary: This review discusses the importance of brown adipose tissue (BAT) in metabolism and energy expenditure, as well as its potential therapeutic role in treating polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Various studies have shown that BAT can regulate the features of PCOS and increasing BAT mass or activity has been effective in the treatment of PCOS.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Henry S. Kahn
Summary: BMI does not provide information about the relative size of adipose tissue depots, while SAD is associated with visceral fat accumulation, which may contribute to the estimation of cardiometabolic risk. SADHtR is more strongly associated with intermediary predictors of cardiometabolic disease.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Justyna Jurczewska, Joanna Ostrowska, Magdalena Chelchowska, Mariusz Panczyk, Ewa Rudnicka, Marek Kucharski, Roman Smolarczyk, Dorota Szostak-Wegierek
Summary: Abdominal obesity increases the odds of insulin resistance (IR) in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), VAT/SAT ratio, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are indicators of abdominal adiposity that are associated with IR. Adhering to a recommended diet for IR and engaging in vigorous physical activity can help reduce central fat accumulation and improve the management of abdominal obesity in PCOS women.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Joshua J. Joseph, Bjorn Kluwe, Justin B. Echouffo-Tcheugui, Songzhu Zhao, Guy Brock, David Kline, James B. Odei, Rita R. Kalyani, David P. Bradley, Willa A. Hsueh, Mario Sims, Sherita H. Golden
Summary: This study found that among Black adults, multiple measures of adiposity were associated with incident diabetes, with the leptin:adiponectin ratio and visceral adipose tissue showing the strongest associations. In individuals with normoglycemia, waist circumference, liver attenuation, and visceral adipose tissue may better identify those at high risk for diabetes, while HbA(1c) was found to be the best predictor in individuals with prediabetes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Daniel A. Dumesic, Ayli Tulberg, Karen L. Leung, Samantha C. Fisch, Tristan R. Grogan, David H. Abbott, Rajanigandha Naik, Gregorio D. Chazenbalk
Summary: In vitro differentiation of adipose stem cells into adipocytes in SC abdominal fat may predict insulin sensitivity in vivo in normal-weight women with PCOS, suggesting a potential role for hyperandrogenism in metabolic thrift. PCOS patients exhibited higher androgen levels, adipose-IR, and android fat percentage, while their adipocyte differentiation and gene expression in vitro were negatively correlated with adipose-IR and serum free testosterone but positively correlated with insulin sensitivity.
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Qiang Zeng, Ling Wang, Shengyong Dong, Xiaojuan Zha, Limei Ran, Yongli Li, Shuang Chen, Jianbo Gao, Shaolin Li, Yong Lu, Yuqin Zhang, Xigang Xiao, Yuehua Li, Xiao Ma, Xiangyang Gong, Wei Chen, Yingying Yang, Xia Du, Bairu Chen, Yinru Lv, Yan Wu, Guobin Hong, Yaling Pan, Jun Jiao, Yan Yan, Huijuan Qi, Jian Zhai, Kai Li, Kaiping Zhao, Jing Wu, Shiwei Liu, Glen M. Blake, Haihong Fu, Xiaoxia Fu, Zhiping Guo, Isabelle Lemieux, Jean-Pierre Despres, Xiaoguang Cheng
Summary: This study investigated abdominal adiposity assessed by CT in a large-scale Chinese population, finding significant variations in the distribution of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity between sex and age groups. Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue areas were positively associated with BMI and waist circumference in every age group, but the proportion of visceral adipose tissue could not be predicted from BMI in a Chinese population.
METABOLISM-CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jinyoung Bae, Jae-Woo Ju, Seohee Lee, Karam Nam, Tae Kyong Kim, Yunseok Jeon, Youn Joung Cho
Summary: Reduced abdominal subcutaneous fat, but not the total or visceral fat composition, was associated with higher all-cause and cardiac-cause mortality after cardiovascular surgery in East Asian patients, consisting mainly of normal weight or overweight patients.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)