Associations between visceral and liver fat and cardiac structure and function: a UK Biobank study.

Zhi LvYangzhi FuYao MaChang LiuMiao YuanDengfeng Gao

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2024)

We established the independent associations of VAT and PDFF with unhealthy cardiac structure and function. Furthermore, it identifies SBP and insulin resistance as important mediating factors.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
left ventricular
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
genome wide
heart failure
cross sectional
gene expression
fatty acid
glycemic control