ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa
Associations between body fat distribution, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia in black and white South African women.
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Abstract
aimThe aim was to examine differences in body fat distribution between premenopausal black and white South African (SA) women and explore the ethnic-specific associations with cardiometabolic risk.
methodsBody composition, using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and computerised tomography, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and lipid levels were assessed in 288 black and 197 white premenopausal SA women.
resultsCompared to the white women, black women had less central and more peripheral (lower-body) fat, and lower serum lipid and glucose concentrations, but similar homeostasis models for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) values. The associations between body fat distribution and HOMA-IR, triglyceride and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations were similar, while the associations with fasting glucose, total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels differed between black and white women.
conclusionEthnic differences in body fat distribution are associated, in part, with differences in cardiometabolic risk between black and white SA women.
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