Abdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance
Yeckel CW, Dziura J, DiPietro L. Abdominal Obesity in Older Women: Potential Role for Disrupted Fatty Acid Reesterification in Insulin Resistance. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2008, 93: 1285-1291. PMID: 18198225, PMCID: PMC2291490, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatty acid reesterificationPeripheral insulin resistanceAbdominal obesityInsulin resistanceHepatic glucose productionAbdominal adiposityOlder womenGlucose utilizationGeneral Clinical Research CenterBasal hepatic glucose productionGlucose productionFree fatty acid metabolismExcess abdominal adiposityPerturbed glucose metabolismGlucose-lowering medicationsHormone replacement therapyClinical Research CenterPeripheral glucose utilizationGlycerol appearance rateInactive older womenTotal body fatCross-sectional studyAbdominal circumference valuesInsulin-stimulated suppressionFree fatty acid ratio