Purpose of the review We aim to review the methods, current research evidence, and future
directions in body composition analysis (BCA) with CT imaging. Recent findings CT images …

White (WAT) and brown (BAT) adipose tissue communicate with skeletal muscle and heart
through the secretion of adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, omentin, osteopontin or …

Background Although abdominal adiposity is associated with an altered cardiometabolic risk
profile, the specific contribution of abdominal adipose tissue distribution remains not fully …

Objectives Obesity is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors in
observational studies. This two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study investigated …

Adiponectin is an abundantly secreted hormone that communicates information between the
adipose tissue, and the immune and cardiovascular systems. In metabolically healthy …

In this study, we aimed to comprehensively characterize the proteomic landscapes of
subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in patients with …

Background Since the discovery of metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in
2020, no report on the connection between the visceral fat area (VFA) and MAFLD has been …

Background and aims Both low appendicular skeletal muscle index (ASMI) and specific
abdominal fat composition [ie, increased visceral to subcutaneous (V/S) fat ratio] have been …

Background In hemodialysis patients, high body mass index is associated with low mortality
while abdominal obesity relates to increased mortality. We aimed to investigate the …

Psoriasis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease. Due to systemic inflammation, it is
associated with many comorbidities. Among them, cardiovascular diseases represent the …