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Visceral adipose tissue was an independent negative predictor of spine and whole-body bone mineral density in obese adolescent girls (mean BMI SD score 3.7 vs 0.1 in controls).
Cross-Sectional (n=30)
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Visceral adipose tissue is an independent inverse determinant of bone density in obese adolescent girls, potentially mediated by adipokines and chronic inflammation.
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VAT inversely linked to BMD in obese adolescent girls should not yet change practice; cross-sectional data leave causality and longitudinal effects open.
Russell et al. (2010) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity (n=30). Visceral adipose tissue vs. Normal weight was evaluated on Bone mineral density (BMD). Visceral adipose tissue was an independent negative predictor of spine and whole-body bone mineral density in obese adolescent girls (mean BMI SD score 3.7 vs 0.1 in controls).
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