Greater Adipose Tissue Infiltration in Skeletal Muscle among Older Men of African Ancestry
Autor: | Iva Miljkovic, Joseph M. Zmuda, Jane A. Cauley, Bret H. Goodpaster, Christopher L. Gordon, Moira A. Petit, Elsa S. Strotmeyer, Lewis H. Kuller, Clareann H. Bunker, Victor W. Wheeler, Alan L. Patrick, Kimberly A. Faulkner, Yahtyng Sheu, Kristine E. Ensrud |
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Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Aging medicine.medical_specialty Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Clinical Biochemistry Black People Adipose tissue Walking Type 2 diabetes Biochemistry White People Body Mass Index Endocrinology Internal medicine Diabetes mellitus Humans Medicine Quantitative computed tomography Muscle Skeletal Adiposity Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Biochemistry (medical) Skeletal muscle medicine.disease Obesity medicine.anatomical_structure Adipose Tissue Body Composition Original Article Insulin Resistance business Body mass index Infiltration (medical) |
Zdroj: | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 94:2735-2742 |
ISSN: | 1945-7197 0021-972X |
DOI: | 10.1210/jc.2008-2541 |
Popis: | There is substantial variability across ethnic groups in the predisposition to obesity and associated metabolic abnormalities. Skeletal muscle fat has been identified as an important depot that increases with aging and may contribute to the development of diabetes.We tested whether men of African ancestry have greater calf intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), compared to Caucasian men, and whether IMAT is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D).We measured fasting serum glucose, body mass index, total body fat by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and calf skeletal muscle composition by quantitative computed tomography in 1105 Caucasian and 518 Afro-Caribbean men aged 65+.Compared to Caucasian men, we found greater IMAT and lower sc adipose tissue in Afro-Caribbean men at all levels of total adiposity (P0.0001), including the subset of men matched on age and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry total body fat percentage (P0.001). In addition, IMAT was 29 and 23% greater, whereas sc adipose tissue was 6 and 8% lower among Caucasian and Afro-Caribbean men with T2D, respectively, compared to men without T2D (P0.01). Observed differences in intermuscular and sc fat, both ethnic and between men with and without T2D, were independent of age, height, calf skeletal muscle and total adipose tissue, and lifestyle factors.Our analyses suggest that despite lower total adiposity, skeletal muscle fat infiltration is greater among African than among Caucasian ancestry men and is associated with T2D in both ethnic groups. Additional studies are needed to determine the mechanisms contributing to ethnic differences in skeletal muscle adiposity and to define the metabolic and health implications of this fat depot. |
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