Relationship between abdominal fat and bone mineral density in white and African American adults.

ABSTRACT: Several studies have documented relationships between adipose tissue and bone mineral density (BMD); however, the degree to which there are racial differences in this relationship is not known. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and BMD among white and African American adults. The sample included 330 white women, 328 African American women, 307 white men, and 116 African American men 18-74 years of age. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans were used to measure BMD and computed tomography scans were used to measure abdominal VAT and SAT. Linear regression was used to assess the relationships between abdominal adiposity and BMD and to explore possible sex and race differences in th

SUBMITTER: Katzmarzyk PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3936414 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature