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Volumetric analysis of central body fat accurately predicts incidence of diabetes and hypertension in adults

BACKGROUND: Central adipose tissue is appreciated as a risk factor for cardiometabolic disorders. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a volumetric 3D analysis of central adipose tissue in predicting disease. Full body computerized tomography (CT) scans were obtained from 1225...

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Autores principales: Gibby, Jacob T, Njeru, Dennis K, Cvetko, Steven T, Merrill, Ray M, Bikman, Benjamin T, Gibby, Wendell A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4511444/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26217525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40608-015-0039-3