Association between Appendicular Fat Mass and Metabolic Risk Factors / 가정의학회지
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
;
: 182-189, 2014.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-122339
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Different regional fat depots have different effects on lipid and glucose metabolism. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between body fat distribution as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and metabolic risk factors and to disclose whether there is any difference between groups with and without metabolic syndrome (MS).METHODS:
A total of 292 participants (98 men, 194 women) over 19 years old underwent whole-body DEXA to evaluate body composition with respect to the whole body, leg, arm, and android regions. Anthropometry and blood tests for metabolic risks were measured.RESULTS:
One hundred and seven participants were diagnosed with MS. The MS group had significantly higher android fat (%) and had lower leg fat (%), arm fat (%), and appendicular (arms + legs) fat (%) than the non-MS group. Android fat (%) had a positive correlation with waist circumference (WC), systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), glucose, log insulin, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol, and had a negative correlation with high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Appendicular fat (%) had a negative correlation with WC, SBP, DBP, glucose, log insulin, HbA1c, and TG, and had a positive correlation with HDL cholesterol. The association of appendicular fat with metabolic risk was consistently observed in non-MS, but the association was not observed except for SBP, glucose and log insulin in MS.CONCLUSION:
In contrast with the adverse effects of android fat, appendicular fat distribution was associated with decreased risks of MS. The protective effect of appendicular fat against metabolic risk factors in non-MS was less characteristic in MS.
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Main subject:
Arm
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Triglycerides
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Blood Pressure
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Body Composition
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Absorptiometry, Photon
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Anthropometry
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Cholesterol
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Risk Factors
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Body Fat Distribution
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Waist Circumference
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Family Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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