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VISCERAL ADIPOSITY IS A SIGNIFICANTLY STRONGER PREDICTOR OF DIABETES INCIDENCE IN MEN THAN IN WOMEN

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Visceral adiposity is a paramount risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Whether it equally increases diabetes risk in men and in women is not known and is… Click to show full abstract

Visceral adiposity is a paramount risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Whether it equally increases diabetes risk in men and in women is not known and is addressed in the present study. We prospectively recorded diabetes incidence in a large high-risk cohort of 1142 nondiabetic

Keywords: diabetes incidence; significantly stronger; men women; visceral adiposity; adiposity significantly

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2018

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