2008
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal FatAdipose TissueAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFatty AcidsFemaleHumansInsulin ResistanceLipolysisObesityConceptsFatty 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
2007
Interethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents
Liska D, Dufour S, Zern TL, Taksali S, Calí AM, Dziura J, Shulman GI, Pierpont BM, Caprio S. Interethnic Differences in Muscle, Liver and Abdominal Fat Partitioning in Obese Adolescents. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e569. PMID: 17593968, PMCID: PMC1892806, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingLiver fat contentHepatic fat contentInsulin resistanceObese adolescentsAfrican AmericansOral glucose tolerance testingObese Hispanic adolescentsAbdominal fat distributionGlucose tolerance testingType 2 diabetesTotal body fatEthnic differencesClear ethnic differencesVisceral fatInsulin sensitivityFat distributionTolerance testingIMCL levelsMultiethnic cohortObese youthFat contentAbdominal cavityBody fatSoleus muscle