Key result
White men, but not women, had increased visceral adipose tissue mass compared with their African-American counterparts when controlling for total adipose tissue, sex hormones, and age.
Why the study?
Is race associated with visceral adipose tissue mass when controlling for total adipose tissue mass and sex hormones in adult men and women?
Population
224 African-American and white men and women
Comparison
White race vs African-American race
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Should not yet change practice; hypothesis-generating for race- and sex-specific cardiometabolic risk prediction.
Cross-Sectional (n=224)
Is race associated with visceral adipose tissue mass when controlling for total adipose tissue mass and sex hormones in adult men and women?
White men have significantly more visceral adipose tissue than African-American men independent of total adiposity and sex hormones, highlighting racial differences in fat distribution.
Hoffman et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Visceral adipose tissue mass (n=224). White race vs. African-American race was evaluated on Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) mass. White men, but not women, had increased visceral adipose tissue mass compared with their African-American counterparts when controlling for total adipose tissue, sex hormones, and age.
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