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Normal pancreatic volume in adults is influenced by visceral fat, vertebral body width and age.

Johannes Peter KippSøren Schou OlesenEsben Bolvig MarkLida Changiziyan FrederiksenAsbjørn Mohr DrewesJens Brøndum Frøkjær
Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)
The pancreatic volume is subject to a large interindividual variability and is associated with age, human height and body composition, while gender had no independent influence on the pancreatic volume. Thus, future studies using PV as an outcome parameter should be evaluated in the context of anthropometric profiles.
Keyphrases
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  • insulin resistance
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  • skeletal muscle