ArticleCardiovascular diabetology2015
Epicardial fat thickness is associated to type 2 diabetes mellitus in Korean men: a cross-sectional study.
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- Epicardial fat tissue in patients with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2019Pooled it
- Luseogliflozin reduces epicardial fat accumulation in patients with type 2 diabetes: a pilot study.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2017 · on this mapTrial
- Association of epicardial adipose tissue with serum level of cystatin C in type 2 diabetes.PloS one · 2017Trial
- Fetal Epicardial Fat Thickness: Its Role as Marker for Gestational Diabetic Mellitus.The Indian journal of radiology & imaging · 2023Article
- Pre-diabetes is associated with attenuation rather than volume of epicardial adipose tissue on computed tomography.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Epicardial adipose tissue: an emerging biomarker of cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetes?Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism · 2020Article
- Increased epicardial adipose tissue thickness is a predictor of new-onset diabetes mellitus in patients with coronary artery disease treated with high-intensity statins.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2018Article
- Regulation of visceral and epicardial adipose tissue for preventing cardiovascular injuries associated to obesity and diabetes.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundVisceral fat, including epicardial fat (EF) is recognized as a responsible factor of cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between EF and diabetes in Korean men.
methodsEF thickness was measured in the left main coronary artery fat tissue (LMCA-fat) by low-dose chest CT scans in 1,048 Korean men (age above 20 years). LMCA-fat values were divided into quartiles and the prevalence of diabetes was analyzed based on the quartiles of LMCA-fat values using logistic regression.
resultsThere were significant correlations between LMCA-fat and body mass index (r = 0.169, p = 0.004), waist circumference (r = 0.172, p < 0.001), fasting glucose (r = 0.106, p = 0.037) and HbA1c (r = 0.176, p < 0.001). The patients in the higher LMCA-fat quartiles were associated with higher prevalence of diabetes (p for trend <0.001). Even after adjustment for multiple covariates, this association still remained statistically significant (p for trend = 0.022). The highest LMCA-fat quartile group was significantly associated with diabetes compared to the lowest quartile group. (OR = 3.26, 95% CI = 1.17-9.12).
conclusionThese findings indicate that increased EF thickness is independently associated with the prevalence of diabetes in Korean men.
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