The detail information of "Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT)"

BIOMARKER INFORMATION
Biomarker
Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT)
Category
Cellular Alterations
Affected targets
Adipose Tissue Aging
Hallmarks
Cellular Senescence
Molecular
Other
Description
Aging leads to increased visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and reduced skeletal muscle density
EXPERIMENT INFORMATION
Region
Europe
Race
white
Samples
3294
Age
70
Gender
1660/1634
Application
Functional
Conclusion
With the limitation of being an observational study, these findings suggest that vat is an important obesity‐related predictor of cardiovascular risk in 70‐year‐old men, and by implication, that decreasing vat may potentially reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
Reference
Anna Nordstr?m, J Am Heart Assoc, 2021
Details
PMID:33870709 (Click to Pubmed) ; IF: ; Citation:
Confidence