Visceral fat amount is associated with carotid atherosclerosis even in type 2 diabetic men with a normal waist circumference

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-135

  Kim, S K ^a,b   Park, S W ^a   Kim, S H ^c   Cha, B S ^b   Lee, H C ^b   Cho, Y W ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intima media thickness; Type 2 diabetes; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FAT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; METFORMIN; SULFONYLUREA;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; TUNICA INTIMA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 58149481504     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2008.222     Document Type: Article

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