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- Title
Visceral adiposity and the risk of impaired glucose tolerance: a prospective study among Japanese Americans.
- Authors
Hayashi, Tomoshige; Boyko, Edward J; Leonetti, Donna L; McNeely, Marguerite J; Newell-Morris, Laura; Kahn, Steven E; Fujimoto, Wilfred Y
- Abstract
Greater visceral adiposity, higher insulin resistance, and impaired insulin secretion increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. Whether visceral adiposity increases risk of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) independent of other adipose depots, insulin resistance, and insulin secretion is not known.
- Publication
Diabetes care, 2003, Vol 26, Issue 3, p650
- ISSN
0149-5992
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2337/diacare.26.3.650