Why the study?
Does regional adipose tissue distribution associate with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in elderly men and women?
Population
Elderly men and women with normal body weight
Design
Other
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May warrant closer monitoring in normal-weight elderly; hypothesis-generating for regional adiposity as diabetes predictor.
Does regional adipose tissue distribution associate with type 2 diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in elderly men and women?
Inordinate amounts of muscle or visceral abdominal fat may increase the risk of metabolic abnormalities like type 2 diabetes in normal-weight elderly individuals.
Goodpaster et al. (2003) studied this question.
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