Independent association of general and central adiposity with risk of gallstone disease: observational and genetic analyses

Independent association of general and central adiposity with risk of gallstone disease: observational and genetic analyses

BackgroundGeneral obesity is a well-established risk factor for gallstone disease (GSD), but whether central obesity contributes additional independent risk remains controversial. We aimed to comprehensively clarify the effect of body fat distribution on GSD.MethodsWe first investigated the observat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Min Zhang, Ye Bai, Yutong Wang, Huijie Cui, Wenqiang Zhang, Li Zhang, Peijing Yan, Mingshuang Tang, Yunjie Liu, Xia Jiang, Ben Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
gallstone disease
central obesity
observational association
genetic correlation
genome-wide cross-trait analysis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1367229/full

Similar Items

Similar Items