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Body fatness and fat distribution as predictors of metabolic abnormalities and early carotid atherosclerosis.

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De Michele M, Panico S, Iannuzzi A, Celentano E, Ciardullo AV, Galasso R, Sacchetti L, Zarrilli F, Bond MG, Rubba P.

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Bonora E, Tessari R, Micciolo R, Zenere M, Targher G, Padovani R, Falezza G, Muggeo M.

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Waist circumference, dual-energy X-ray absortiometrically measured abdominal adiposity, and computed tomographically derived intra-abdominal fat area on detecting metabolic risk factors in obese women.

Lee K, Lee S, Kim YJ, Kim YJ.

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Association of central obesity with early Carotid intima-media thickening is independent of that from other risk factors.

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Hayashi T, Boyko EJ, McNeely MJ, Leonetti DL, Kahn SE, Fujimoto WY.

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Diabetes and pre-diabetes are associated with cardiovascular risk factors and carotid/femoral intima-media thickness independently of markers of insulin resistance and adiposity.

Faeh D, William J, Yerly P, Paccaud F, Bovet P.

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Effect of family history of type 2 diabetes on the intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery in normal-weight, overweight, and obese glucose-tolerant young adults.

Pannacciulli N, De Pergola G, Ciccone M, Rizzon P, Giorgino F, Giorgino R.

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Insulin resistance and fat patterning with aging: relationship to metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

Cefalu WT, Werbel S, Bell-Farrow AD, Terry JG, Wang ZQ, Opara EC, Morgan T, Hinson WH, Crouse JR 3rd.

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Intra-abdominal obesity and metabolic risk factors: a study of young adults.

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The relation of body fat mass and distribution to markers of chronic inflammation.

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Abdominal adiposity assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry provides a sex-independent predictor of insulin sensitivity in older adults.

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Body fat distribution in pre- and post-menopausal women: metabolic and anthropometric variables and their inter-relationships.

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