Associations of Skeletal Muscle Mass, Muscle Fat Infiltration, Mitochondrial Energetics, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness with Liver Fat Among Older Adults.
Daria IgudesmanJustine M MucinskiStephanie HarrisonPeggy M CawthonJennifer LingeBennett P GreenwoodSteven R CummingsRussell T HeppleMichael J JurczakStephen B KritchevskyDavid MarcinekPaul M CoenKaren D CorbinPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2023)
Skeletal muscle-related characteristics are metabolically relevant factors linked to liver fat in older adults. Future research should confirm our results to determine whether trials targeting mechanisms common to liver and muscle fat accumulation are warranted.