Visceral Adiposity and Glucoregulatory Peptides are Associated with Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes: The TOFI_Asia Study.

Ivana Roosevelt SequeiraWilson YipLouise LuYannan JiangRinki MurphyLindsay PlankShaoping ZhangHong LiuChia-Lin ChuangGreeshma Vazhoor-AmarsinghGarth CooperSally Poppitt

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

VAT contributed to dysglycemia in both ethnicities, particularly in Chinese individuals characterized by the TOFI phenotype, as did the glucoregulatory peptides amylin and C-peptide, providing targets for T2D prevention.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
insulin resistance
amino acid
metabolic syndrome
weight gain