A pilot study of visceral fat and its association with adipokines, stool calprotectin and symptoms in patients with diverticulosis.

Kathryn A MurrayCaroline L HoadJill GarrattMehri KavianiLuca MarcianiJan K SmithBritta SiegmundPenny A GowlandDavid J Humes Robin C Spiller

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Increasing visceral fat is associated with lower serum adiponectin and increased faecal calprotectin suggesting a pro-inflammatory effect which may predispose to the development of complications of diverticulosis.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
adipose tissue
disease activity
metabolic syndrome
fatty acid
risk factors
type diabetes
rheumatoid arthritis
depressive symptoms