Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adiponectin, paradoxically reduced in obesity and with lower levels in African Americans (AA), modulates several cardiometabolic risk factors. Because abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT), known to be reduced in AA, and subcutaneo...

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Main Authors: Bidulescu Aurelian, Liu Jiankang, Hickson DeMarc A, Hairston Kristen G, Fox Ervin R, Arnett Donna K, Sumner Anne E, Taylor Herman A, Gibbons Gary H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/13/9

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