Journal article
Myosteatosis increases with aging and is associated with incident diabetes in African ancestry men
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (known as myosteatosis) is greater in African compared with European ancestry men and may play an important role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, prospective studies examining the magnitude of changes in myosteatosis with aging and their metabolic consequences are sparse.
METHODS: Longitudinal changes in peripheral quantitative computed tomography measured calf myosteatosis …
Authors
Miljkovic I; Kuipers AL; Cvejkus R; Bunker CH; Patrick AL; Gordon CL; Zmuda JM
Journal
Obesity, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 476–482
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
February 2016
DOI
10.1002/oby.21328
ISSN
1930-7381