Contribution of subcutaneous abdominal fat on ultrasonography to carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

BACKGROUND: Whereas visceral abdominal adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with cardiometabolic risk, there is debate regarding the role of subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAT). The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships of subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat with carotid a...

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Main Authors: Jung, Chan-Hee, Kim, Bo-Yeon, Kim, Kyu-Jin, Jung, Sang-Hee, Kim, Chul-Hee, Kang, Sung-Koo, Mok, Ji-Oh
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Original Investigation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3986640/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24678948
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-13-67
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