Abdominal adipose tissue radiodensity is associated with survival after colorectal cancer.

Elizabeth M Cespedes Feliciano Renate M Winkels Jeffrey A MeyerhardtCarla M PradoLydia A AfmanBette J Caan

Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition (2021)

In patients with nonmetastatic CRC, adipose tissue radiodensity is a novel risk factor for total mortality that is independent of BMI and changes in body weight.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
body weight
insulin resistance
high fat diet
body mass index
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle