[Visceral obesity]. / Visceralna debljina.
Lijec Vjesn
; 133(7-8): 284-7, 2011.
Article
em Hr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22165197
ABSTRACT
Some studies indicate that visceral obesity may be a better predictor of morbidity and mortality related to cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes than general obesity measured by the body mass index. A causal relationship seems to exist between the accumulation of visceral fat and occurence of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Assessment of cardiometabolic risk comprises information on intra-abdominal obesity, as well as traditional risk factors. Visceral fat acts as a large endocrine gland, excreting cytokines and adipokines which leads to insulin resistance and proinflammatory state, whereas subcutaneous fat may act as a protective metabolic sink. Of anthropometric measures, waist circumference seems to best correlate with visceral fat.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
/
Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
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Obesidade Abdominal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
Hr
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article