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.
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.
Araneta et al. (Mon,) studied this question.
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