Association of visceral adiposity and its longitudinal increase with the risk of diabetes in Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study.

Ming-Feng XiaHuan-Dong LinLing-Yan ChenLi WuHui MaQian LiQiqige AletengYing ChenYi-Xuan SunYu HuBai-Shen PanXiao-Ying LiHuan-Dong Lin

Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2018)

Visceral adiposity plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of diabetes, and the visceral adiposity estimated by CVAI is superior to the traditional estimates of obesity for the prediction of incident prediabetes and diabetes in Chinese adults.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
high fat diet induced
weight gain
cross sectional
body mass index