Insulin resistance (IR) is typically more severe in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes
(T2DM) than in similarly obese non-diabetics but whether there are group differences in …

We examined the relationship between peripheral/hepatic insulin sensitivity and abdominal
superficial/deep subcutaneous fat (SSF/DSF) and intra-abdominal visceral fat (VF) in …

Context: It is unclear whether adipocyte size or body fat distribution is most strongly linked to
the metabolic complications of obesity. Objective: Our objective was to test whether …

Accumulation of visceral adipose tissue is associated with metabolic complications such as
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of …

OBJECTIVE—We examined whether regional adipose tissue distribution, specifically that of
skeletal muscle fat and visceral abdominal fat aggregation, is characteristic of elderly …

Background: Studies on the relationship between regional fat and insulin resistance yield
mixed results. Our objective was to determine whether regional fat distribution, independent …

Background: Overall obesity and, as it is increasingly appreciated, body fat distribution and
ectopic fat deposition in liver and skeletal muscle, determine insulin resistance in humans …

Abstract Background Obesity contributes to Type 2 diabetes by promoting systemic insulin
resistance. Obesity causes features of metabolic dysfunction in the adipose tissue that may …

Background All previous studies that investigated the association between abdominal fat
distribution and insulin resistance evaluated subcutaneous and visceral fat area and/or …

Objective: Abdominal fat and myocyte triglyceride levels relate negatively to insulin
sensitivity, but their interrelationships are inadequately characterized in the overweight …