Weight-adjusted lean body mass and calf circumference are protective against obesity-associated insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities

Weight-adjusted lean body mass and calf circumference are protective against obesity-associated insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities

Background: To test the hypothesis that preserved muscle mass is protective against obesity-associated insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities, we analyzed the relationship of lean body mass and computed tomography-assessed sectional areas of specific skeletal muscles with insulin resistance...

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Main Authors: Toshinari Takamura, Yuki Kita, Masatoshi Nakagen, Masaru Sakurai, Yuki Isobe, Yumie Takeshita, Kohzo Kawai, Takeshi Urabe, Shuichi Kaneko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Health sciences
Biological sciences
Medicine
Metabolism
Endocrinology
Anatomy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017302165

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