Associations of abdominal intermuscular adipose tissue and inflammation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Movement Sciences and WWAMI Medical Education Program, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, United States;2. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States |
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Abstract: | ObjectiveThis study examined the associations between abdominal IMAT area and density with inflammatory markers associated with cardiometabolic disease.Methods1897 participants enrolled in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis underwent computed tomography to quantify body composition and measurements of adiponectin, leptin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), and resistin.ResultsThe mean age and body mass index of participants was 65 years and 28 kg/m2, respectively, and 50% were female. After adjustment for age, sex, and race/ethnicity, as IMAT area increased and density decreased from the first to fourth quartile, markers of inflammation increased linearly (p < 0.01). Using linear regression, and with adjustment for demographics, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and abdominal muscle area and density, a 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in total abdominal IMAT area was associated with a 21%, 36% and 20% higher IL-6, leptin, and CRP, respectively, and 19% lower adiponectin (p < 0.001). With similar adjustment, a 1-SD decrease in total abdominal IMAT density was associated with a 14%, 32%, and 15% higher IL-6, leptin, and CRP, respectively, and 22% lower adiponectin (p < 0.001). These associations were attenuated with the addition of visceral fat (p > 0.05).ConclusionsAbdominal IMAT area and density are associated with inflammatory markers, with these associations attenuated by central adiposity. |
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Keywords: | Adipokines Cytokines Central obesity |
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