Anticipated correlation between lean body mass to visceral fat mass ratio and insulin resistance: NHANES 2011-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The relationship between body composition and insulin resistance (IR) is controversial. This study aimed to thoroughly examine the correlation between adipose tissue, lean body mass, and IR as evaluated by the Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA-IR).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2011 and 2018. Our study included 4981 subjects, and we employed multiple linear regression, smoothed curve fitting, threshold, and saturation effect analysis to investigate the relationship between lean body mass, visceral fat mass, and IR. Also, we used the lean body mass to visceral fat ratio (Log LM/VFM) as a proxy variable to analyze its association with IR alone.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Shao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10526824 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature