Visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adiposity and pulmonary function in 30-year-old adults: a cross-sectional analysis nested in a birth cohort

Visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adiposity and pulmonary function in 30-year-old adults: a cross-sectional analysis nested in a birth cohort

Abstract Background Several studies have verified body fat distribution in association with pulmonary function (PF), mainly waist circumference, but few have used measures able to distinguish abdominal fat compartments. The present study aims to verify the association of visceral adipose tissue (VAT...

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Main Authors: Paula Duarte de Oliveira, Fernando César Wehrmeister, Bernardo Lessa Horta, Rogelio Pérez-Padilla, Giovanny Vinícius Araújo de França, Denise P. Gigante, Fernando C. Barros, Ken K. Ong, Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe, Ana Maria Baptista Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pulmonary function
Body composition
Abdominal adiposity
Visceral adiposity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0510-7

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