Bone marrow adipose tissue content in Latino adolescents with prediabetes and obesity.

Kiley B Vander WystHouchun H HuArmando PeñaMicah L OlsonSmita S BaileyGabriel Q Shaibi

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Male youth had significantly greater thoracic and lumbar BMAT fat content than female youth. Greater BMAT fat content is associated with greater liver fat and visceral adipose tissue among youth with obesity. Further investigation of the mechanistic underpinnings of BMAT may help to differentiate its metabolic and bone-related functions.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
young adults
physical activity
high fat diet
bone marrow
high fat diet induced
mental health
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
mesenchymal stem cells
minimally invasive
weight gain
fatty acid
spinal cord
bone mineral density
african american