Why the study?
Are visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue volumes associated with serum adiponectin levels differently by gender in African Americans?
Population
2,799 African American participants from the Jackson Heart Study, 64% women, mean age 55 ± 11 years.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Gender-specific adipose-adiponectin links in African Americans warrant clinical caution; hypothesis-generating and leaves cardiometabolic implications open.
Are visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue volumes associated with serum adiponectin levels differently by gender in African Americans?
In African Americans, visceral adiposity is inversely associated with adiponectin in women, while subcutaneous adiposity is directly associated with adiponectin in men, suggesting a protective effect.
Bidulescu et al. (2013) studied this question.
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