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Relationship between visceral adipose tissue and bone mineral density in Australian baby boomers.

Kun ZhuM HunterA JamesE M LimB R CookeJ P Walsh
Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)
In middle-aged Australians, after covariate adjustment, higher DXA-derived VAT mass is associated with reduced bone density, suggesting that excess visceral fat may be deleterious to bone, especially in males.
Keyphrases
  • bone mineral density
  • adipose tissue
  • postmenopausal women
  • insulin resistance
  • body composition
  • middle aged
  • high fat diet
  • type diabetes
  • magnetic resonance
  • metabolic syndrome
  • fatty acid
  • magnetic resonance imaging