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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

The Association of Upper Body Obesity with Insulin Resistance in the Newfoundland Population.

Sherif Youssef, Matthew Nelder, Guang Sun

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sherif YoussefDepartment of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0359-9608
Matthew NelderDepartment of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5464-1514
Guang SunDepartment of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3V6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4300-0134
Memorial University of Newfoundland · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP192552
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Body-fat distribution is a primary risk factor for insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease. Visceral fat explains only a portion of this risk. The link between upper-body fat and insulin resistance is uncertain. Furthermore, upper-body fat is not clearly defined. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) can accurately quantify body fat. In this study, we explored the relationship between non-visceral upper-body adiposity and insulin resistance and other markers of metabolic syndrome. Fat proportions in the upper body, leg, and visceral regions were quantified by using DXA in 2547 adult Newfoundlanders aged 19 and older. Adjusting for remaining fat regions, we performed partial correlation analysis for each body region and insulin resistance defined by the Homeostatic Model of Assessment (HOMA). Similarly, partial correlation analysis was also performed between each fat region and other markers of metabolic syndrome, including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TG), body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure. Major confounding factors, including age, caloric intake, and physical activity, were statistically controlled by using partial correlation analysis. Interactions between sex, menopausal status, and medication status were also tested. Arm adiposity was correlated with HOMA-IR (R = 0.132,

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Insulin ResistanceAdiposityAdultFemaleHumansIntra-Abdominal FatMaleNewfoundland and LabradorObesityinsulin resistancemetabolic syndromeobesity

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PMID34072554
PMCPMC8198591
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