Journal article
Adipose tissue infiltration in skeletal muscle: age patterns and association with diabetes among men of African ancestry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although obesity is strongly associated with diabetes, the greater prevalence of diabetes in persons of African ancestry than in those of other ancestries cannot be explained simply by differences in total or central adiposity.
OBJECTIVE: We examined whether skeletal muscle composition is associated with diabetes in 1249 men of African ancestry aged >or=40 y.
Authors
Miljkovic-Gacic I; Gordon CL; Goodpaster BH; Bunker CH; Patrick AL; Kuller LH; Wheeler VW; Evans RW; Zmuda JM
Journal
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 87, No. 6, pp. 1590–1595
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2008
DOI
10.1093/ajcn/87.6.1590
ISSN
0002-9165