Is CT-derived abdominal fat density associated with adipokines and biomarkers of cardiometabolic risk?
CT-derived abdominal fat density may serve as a valid imaging biomarker for assessing cardiometabolic risk.
Lower abdominal fat density was associated with a profile of biomarkers suggestive of greater cardiometabolic risk. These observations support that fat density may be a valid biomarker of cardiometabolic risk.
Lee et al. (Tue,) studied this question.