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Intrahepatic fat, abdominal adipose tissues, and metabolic state: magnetic resonance imaging study

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Intrahepatic fat (IHF) is best known to associate with waist circumference (WC) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), but its relation to abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue is controversial. While IHF ≥… Click to show full abstract

Intrahepatic fat (IHF) is best known to associate with waist circumference (WC) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), but its relation to abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue is controversial. While IHF ≥ 5% dichotomously defines fatty liver, %IHF is rarely considered as a continuous variable that includes the normal range. In this study, we aimed to evaluate %IHF association with abdominal fat subdepots, pancreatic, and renal‐sinus fats.

Keywords: fat abdominal; study; tissues metabolic; adipose tissues; abdominal adipose; intrahepatic fat

Journal Title: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews
Year Published: 2017

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