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The relationship of visceral adiposity with endothelial functions and subclinical atherosclerosis in obese individuals.

Merve Polat KoseMehmet Emin PiskinpasaYalcin HaciogluTurgut Karabag
Published in: Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne (2024)
Individuals with obesity have impaired endothelial functions and greater carotid intima-media thicknesses compared to healthy individuals. This impairment in endothelial functions is proportional to the amount of visceral and perirenal fat accumulation. Parameterss reflecting visceral fat distribution such as VAI and TPI are also related with these impairment.
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