Skeletal muscle adiposity is associated with serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in Afro-Caribbean men.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

When compared with other ethnic groups, African ancestry individuals have lower triglycerides and higher High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, although the mechanisms for these differences remain unclear. A comprehensive array of factors potentially related to fasting serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in African ancestry men was evaluated.

Design and methods

Men (1,821) underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures of total body fat and quantitative computed tomography assessments of calf skeletal muscle adiposity [subcutaneous and intermuscular adipose tissue (AT), and muscle density as a measure of intra-muscular AT].

Results

Multivariable linear regression analysis identified age (-), total body fat (+), subcutaneous AT (-), fasting

SUBMITTER: Miljkovic I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3748155 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature