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Are there ethnic differences in visceral adipose tissue and type 2 diabetes prevalence among Filipino, African-American, and White women?
Are there ethnic differences in visceral adipose tissue and type 2 diabetes prevalence among Filipino, African-American, and White women?
Filipino women have a higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes and higher visceral adipose tissue compared to White and African-American women, and standard anthropometric measures are weaker estimates of VAT in this population.
BMI/waist may underestimate VAT in Filipina and African-American women; hypothesis-generating for ethnicity-specific T2D risk assessment.
VAT was highest among Filipinas despite similar BMI and waist circumference as whites. BMI and waist circumference were weaker estimates of VAT in Filipino and African-American women than in whites. Type 2 diabetes prevalence was highest among Filipino women at every level of VAT, but VAT did not explain their elevated type 2 diabetes risk.
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