Association Between Trunk Fat Mass Index and Diabetes in a Multinational Population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the cross-sectional association between trunk fat mass index (TFMI) and diabetes across individuals within the same body mass index (BMI [calculated as the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared]) categories in a multinational population.

Participants and methods

We harmonized and pooled data on 57,764 individuals aged 40 years and older from the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Korea. Trunk fat mass imaging was performed using a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry device during 2015-2023 in the United Kingdom, 2011-2018 in the United States, and 2008-2011 in South Korea. The prevalence of diabetes was derived from the self-reported medical history. Additionally, plasma biochemistry analyses were conducted to update the numb

SUBMITTER: Ogbonnaya C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482302 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature