The causal relationship between human blood metabolites and the risk of visceral obesity: a mendelian randomization analysis

Abstract Background We aimed to explore the causal relationship between blood metabolites and the risk of visceral obesity, as measured by visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Methods Summary statistics for 486 blood metabolites and total, as well as sex-stratified, MRI-derived VAT measurements, adjusted...

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Main Authors: Zhaoxiang Wang, Qichao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-024-02035-x