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- Title
Intra-abdominal fat accumulation predicts the development of the metabolic syndrome in non-diabetic Japanese-Americans.
- Authors
Tong, J; Boyko, E J; Utzschneider, K M; McNeely, M J; Hayashi, T; Carr, D B; Wallace, T M; Zraika, S; Gerchman, F; Leonetti, D L; Fujimoto, W Y; Kahn, S E
- Abstract
Intra-abdominal fat (IAF) is an important risk factor for CHD and type 2 diabetes, and in cross-sectional studies is associated with the metabolic syndrome (MetS). Our aim was to determine whether IAF accumulation predicts the future development of MetS in non-diabetic Japanese-Americans.
- Publication
Diabetologia, 2007, Vol 50, Issue 6, p1156
- ISSN
0012-186X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00125-007-0651-y