Adiposity and metabolic health in Asian populations: an epidemiological study using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in Singapore

• Main Authors: Mina, Theresia, Xie, Wubin, Low, Dorrain Yanwen, Wang, Xiaoyan, Lam, Benjamin Chih Chiang, Sadhu, Nilanjana, Ng, Hong Kiat, Nur-Azizah Aziz, Tong, Terry Yoke Yin, Kerk, Swat Kim, Choo, Wee Lin, Low, Guo Liang, Halimah Ibrahim, Lim, Liming, Tai, E Shyong, Wansaicheong, Gervais, Dalan, Rinkoo, Yew, Yik Weng, Elliott, Paul, Riboli, Elio, Loh, Marie, Ngeow, Joanne, Lee, Eng Sing, Lee, Jimmy, Best, James, Chambers, John
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Medicine, Health and Life Sciences; Adiposity; Visceral fat; Metabolic health; Ethnicity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/179931
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and related cardiometabolic disturbances are increasing rapidly in the Asia-Pacific region. We investigated the contribution of excess adiposity, a key determinant of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk, to unfavourable cardiometabolic profiles among As...