Visceral Adiposity in Relation to Body Adiposity and Nutritional Status in Elderly Patients with Stable Coronary Artery Disease
<b>Introduction</b>: The accumulation of visceral abdominal tissue (VAT) seems to be a hallmark feature of abdominal obesity and substantially contributes to metabolic abnormalities. There are numerous factors that make the body-mass index (BMI) a suboptimal measure of adiposity. The vis...
Main Authors: | Bartosz Hudzik, Justyna Nowak, Janusz Szkodziński, Barbara Zubelewicz-Szkodzińska |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-07-01
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Series: | Nutrients |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2351 |
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