ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2013
Skeletal muscle adiposity is associated with serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in Afro-Caribbean men.
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- Intermuscular adipose tissue in metabolic disease.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2023Review
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- Magnesium supplementation alleviates corticosteroid-associated muscle atrophy in rats.European journal of nutrition · 2021Article
- Changes in Body Composition, Muscle Strength, and Fat Distribution Following Kidney Transplantation.American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation · 2021Article
- Computed Tomography-Derived Myosteatosis and Metabolic Disorders.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2021Review
- Intermuscular Adipose Tissue and Subclinical Coronary Artery Calcification in Midlife: The CARDIA Study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults).Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology · 2017Article
- The Need for Standardized Assessment of Muscle Quality in Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit and Other Aging-Related Muscle Dysfunctions: A Symposium Report.Frontiers in physiology · 2017Review
- Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity in the Association Between Total Cholesterol and Pediatric Obesity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Article
- Lower-extremity muscle atrophy and fat infiltration after chronic spinal cord injury.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2015Article
- Skeletal muscle area and density are associated with lipid and lipoprotein cholesterol levels: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.Journal of clinical lipidologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveWhen compared with other ethnic groups, African ancestry individuals have lower triglycerides and higher High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, although the mechanisms for these differences remain unclear. A comprehensive array of factors potentially related to fasting serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in African ancestry men was evaluated. DESIGN AND
methodsMen (1,821) underwent dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measures of total body fat and quantitative computed tomography assessments of calf skeletal muscle adiposity [subcutaneous and intermuscular adipose tissue (AT), and muscle density as a measure of intra-muscular AT].
resultsMultivariable linear regression analysis identified age (-), total body fat (+), subcutaneous AT (-), fasting glucose (+), fasting insulin (+), diastolic blood pressure (+), and non-African ancestry (+) as independent correlates of triglycerides (all P < 0.05). Total body fat (+), intra-muscular AT (-), and diastolic blood pressure (+) were independent correlates of Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (all P < 0.001). Age (+), waist circumference (-), fasting insulin (-), physical activity (+), and alcohol intake (+) were independent correlates of HDL-C (all P < 0.05).
conclusionsA novel relationship between skeletal muscle adiposity and serum lipid and lipoprotein levels in African ancestry men, independent of total and central adiposity was illuminated. In African ancestry populations, genetic factors are likely a significant determinant of triglycerides levels.
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