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Body Fat Distribution, Glucose Metabolism, and Diabetes Status among Older Adults: The Multiethnic Cohort Adiposity Phenotype Study.

Gertraud MaskarinecPhyllis RaquinioBruce S KristalAdrian A FrankeSteven D BuchthalThomas M ErnstKristine R MonroeJohn A ShepherdYurii B ShvetsovLoïc Le MarchandUnhee Lim
Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2021)
These findings indicate that VAT plays an important role in T2D etiology, in particular among Japanese Americans with high levels of ectopic adipose tissue, which drives the development of T2D to a greater degree than in other ethnic groups.
Keyphrases
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • high fat diet