Association of serum adiponectin and myostatin levels with skeletal muscle in patients with obesity: A cross-sectional study.

Satoshi KuroseKatsuko OnishiNana TakaoTakumi MiyauchiKazuhisa TakahashiYutaka Kimura

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The serum adiponectin level was associated with less muscle strength. Although serum myostatin was associated with a high appendicular lean mass, it is possible that myostatin was regulated by the percentage of body weight from appendicular lean mass.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
body weight
skeletal muscle
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue
bone mineral density
high fat diet induced
body mass index