The mediating role of visceral adiposity in the relationship among schooling, physical inactivity, and unhealthy metabolic phenotype.

Fabrícia Geralda FerreiraLeidjaira Lopes JuvanholAline Silva-CostaGiana Zarbato Longo

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2020)

Visceral adiposity has a direct effect on the UMP regardless of nutritional status, and there is a mediating effect of VAI on the relationship among schooling, physical inactivity, and UMP in normal-weight individuals.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
physical activity
weight gain
mental health
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
skeletal muscle
weight loss
type diabetes