Gender difference in the impact of gynoid and android fat masses on the progression of hepatic steatosis in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Ryotaro BouchiTatsuya FukudaTakato TakeuchiYujiro NakanoMasanori MurakamiIsao MinamiHajime IzumiyamaKoshi HashimotoTakanobu YoshimotoYoshihiro Ogawa

Published in: BMC obesity (2017)

This study provides evidence that increased gynoid fat mass may be protective against the progression of NAFLD in female Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
mental health
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
contrast enhanced ultrasound