ArticleCardiovascular journal of Africa
Associations between body fat distribution and cardiometabolic risk factors in mixed-ancestry South African women and men.
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- Association between gestational diabetes mellitus and periodontal inflammation in a South African cohort.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Article
- The influence of gender and waist circumference in the association of body fat with cardiometabolic diseases.BMC nutrition · 2025Article
- The Association of Body Mass Index and Adiposity-Estimating Equations with Measures of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Severity: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Cardiometabolic disease risk factors in pre- and postmenopausal women from four sub-Saharan African countries: A cross-sectional study.Maturitas · 2023Article
- A Narrative Review of Sex and Gender Differences in Sleep Disordered Breathing: Gaps and Opportunities.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Increased risk for type 2 diabetes in relation to adiposity in middle-aged Black South African men compared to women.European journal of endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the relationship between body fat distribution and cardiometabolic risk in mixed-ancestry South African (SA) men and women, and to explore the effect of menopausal status on these relationships in women.
methodsIn a cross-sectional study, 207 mixed-ancestry SA women and 46 men underwent measurement of body composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, blood pressure, oral glucose tolerance, lipid profile and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein determination. The associations between different body fat compartments and associated cardiometabolic risk factors were explored.
resultsMen had less percentage fat mass ( %FM) [26.5% (25-75th percentiles: 19.9-32.5) vs 44.0%(39.8-48.6), p ≤ 0.001], but more central and less peripheral fat (both p <0.001) than women. Post-menopausal women had greater %FM, waist and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and less gynoid %FM than pre-menopausal women (all p ≤ 0.004). After adjusting for age and gender, VAT accounted for the greatest variance in insulin resistance (R
conclusionsCentral fat was the most significant correlate of cardiometabolic risk and lower body fat was associated with reduced risk. These relationships were influenced by gender and menopausal status.
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