The ratio of pericardial to subcutaneous adipose tissues is associated with insulin resistance.
Amy C AlmanSteven R SmithRobert H EckelJohn E HokansonBrant R BurkhardtPreethi R SudiniYougui WuIrene E SchauerRocio I PereiraJanet K Snell-BergeonPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2017)
A significant association between the PAT/SAT ratio and insulin resistance was found, independent of BMI, VAT, and PAT. These results highlight the importance of considering fat distribution independent of volume.