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Vitamin D, liver-related biomarkers, and distribution of fat and lean mass in young patients with Fontan circulation.

Lena HanssonCamilla SandbergInger ÖhlundTorbjörn LindMagne Sthen BergdahlUrban WiklundEva R HedlundGunnar SjöbergAnnika Rydberg
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Vitamin D intake and serum levels were not associated with body composition or liver biomarkers in the Fontan group, but the Fontan group had lower lean mass and higher fat mass than controls. The more pronounced abdominal fat mass in male adolescents with Fontan circulation might increase metabolic risks later in life.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • bone mineral density
  • adipose tissue
  • resistance training
  • young adults
  • fatty acid