Central and peripheral body fat distribution: Different associations with low-grade inflammation in young adults?

• Author(s): Cabral, Maria Bangdiwala ; Bangdiwala, Shrikant I. ; Severo, Milton ; Guimarães, João T. ; Nogueira, Luisa ; Ramos, Elisabete
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17467
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Adiposity; Body fat distribution; DXA; Low-grade inflammation; hsCRP
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Background and aimsEvidence regarding the impact of regional body fat distribution on low-grade inflammation is limited. The current study examined the association of central and peripheral body fat distribution and low-grade inflammation levels in young adults, considering collinearity between variables.