Propensity for Intra-abdominal and Hepatic Adiposity Varies Among Ethnic Groups.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

We compared fat storage in the abdominal region among individuals from 5 different ethnic-racial groups to determine whether fat storage is associated with disparities observed in metabolic syndrome and other obesity-associated diseases.

Methods

We collected data from 1794 participants in the Multiethnic Cohort Study (60-77 years old; of African, European [white], Japanese, Latino, or Native Hawaiian ancestry) with body mass index values of 17.1-46.2 kg/m². From May 2013 through April 2016, participants visited the study clinic to undergo body measurements, an interview, and a blood collection. Participants were evaluated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and abdominal magnetic resonance imaging. Among ethnic groups, we compared adiposity of th

SUBMITTER: Lim U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6409195 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature