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- Title
Japanese men have larger areas of visceral adipose tissue than Caucasian men in the same levels of waist circumference in a population-based study.
- Authors
Kadowaki, T.; Sekikawa, A.; Murata, K.; Maegawa, H.; Takamiya, T.; Okamura, T.; El-Saed, A.; Miyamatsu, N.; Edmundowicz, D.; Kita, Y.; Sutton-Tyrrell, K.; Kuller, L. H.; Ueshima, H.
- Abstract
Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is an independent risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disorders. There has been no study that demonstrated different abdominal fat distribution between Asian and Caucasian men. As the Japanese are less obese but more susceptible to metabolic disorders than Caucasians, they may have larger VAT than Caucasians at similar levels of obesity. We compared the abdominal fat distribution of the Japanese (n=239) and Caucasian-American (n=177) men aged 40-49 years in groups stratified by waist circumference in a population-based sample. We obtained computed tomography images and determined areas of VAT and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT). We calculated VAT to SAT ratio (VSR). The Japanese men had a larger VAT and VSR in each stratum, despite substantially less obesity overall. In multiethnic studies, difference in abdominal fat distribution should be considered in exploring factors related to obesity.
- Subjects
JAPANESE people; CAUCASIAN race; ADIPOSE tissues; METABOLIC disorders; OBESITY
- Publication
International Journal of Obesity, 2006, Vol 30, Issue 7, p1163
- ISSN
0307-0565
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.ijo.0803248