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March 5, 20261 citations

Specific Fat Depots and Cardiometabolic Risk and Insulin Resistance in Children With Obesity.

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CCCristina Cadenas-SanchezMMMaría MedranoMOMaddi Oses

Key Result

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) independently predicts cardiometabolic risk, while abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (ASAT) independently predicts insulin resistance in children with obesity.

Key Points

  • The study investigates how different fat depots relate to cardiometabolic risk and insulin resistance in children with obesity.
  • Analyzed fat deposits including visceral adipose tissue and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue in children.
  • Measured cardiometabolic risk factors and insulin resistance indicators.
  • Utilized statistical analysis to assess relationships between fat depots and health outcomes.
  • Visceral adipose tissue is an independent predictor of increased cardiometabolic risk.
  • Abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue independently predicts insulin resistance.

Structured PICO

Are specific fat depots (VAT and ASAT) independent predictors of cardiometabolic risk and insulin resistance in children with obesity?

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Population
Children with obesity
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Outcome
Cardiometabolic risk and insulin resistancesurrogate

Visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue are independent predictors of cardiometabolic risk and insulin resistance in children with obesity.

Abstract

In this population, VAT and ASAT appear to be independent predictors of cardiometabolic risk and insulin resistance, respectively.

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Cadenas-Sanchez et al. (2026) studied this question. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) independently predicts cardiometabolic risk, while abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (ASAT) independently predicts insulin resistance in children with obesity.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91dc3d6127c7a504c0f5bhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.70097
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