Normal-weight visceral obesity promotes a higher 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus-a multicenter study in China.

Jia ZhengYe HuHanwen XuYu LeiJieji ZhangQidong ZhengLi LiWeiping TuRiqiu ChenQiongyao GuoXunxiong ZangQiaoying YouZhiyong XuQiang ZhouXiao-Hong Wu

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2023)

T2DM patients with normal-weight visceral obesity had a higher 10-year ASCVD risk than BMI-defined overweight or obese counterparts with or without visceral obesity, which should initiate standardised management for ASCVD primary prevention.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
insulin resistance
bariatric surgery
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
glycemic control
skeletal muscle
physical activity
obese patients