宫外脂肪分布和南亚人的不利肌肉组成:来自英国生物银行的研究结果

Sanaa Tejani1, Jennifer Linge2,3, Ian Neeland4

  • 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, TX, USA.

概括

与欧洲人相比,南亚人体脂较高,肌肉体积较小,这增加了心脏代谢疾病的风险. 这些身体组成的差异可能解释了南亚人2型糖尿病风险的增加.

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