Association between fat-infiltrated axillary lymph nodes on screening mammography and cardiometabolic disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Ectopic fat deposition within and around organs is a stronger predictor of cardiometabolic disease status than body mass index (BMI). Fat deposition within the lymphatic system is poorly understood. This study examined the association between the prevalence of cardiometabolic disease and ectopic fat deposition within axillary lymph nodes (LNs) visualized on screening mammograms.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 834 women presenting for full-field digital screening mammography. The status of fat-infiltrated LNs was assessed based on the size and morphology of axillary LNs from screening mammograms. The prevalence of cardiometabolic disease was retrieved from the electronic medical records, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, dysl

SUBMITTER: Song Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9722459 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature