Prognostic impact of visceral and subcutaneous fat area in stage I-III colon cancer patients with cachexia: a population-based multicenter study [PDF]
BackgroundAdipose tissue reduction is one of the features in patients with cancer cachexia. However, it remains unclear whether visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) contribute differently to the progression of cancer cachexia in colon ...
Xian-wen Liang +6 more
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Visceral Fat Area, Not Subcutaneous Fat Area, is Associated with Cardiac Hemodynamics in Type 2 Diabetes [PDF]
Yue Qiu, Xia Deng, Yujing Sha, Xunan Wu, Panpan Zhang, Ke Chen, Zhicong Zhao, Weiping Wei, Ling Yang, Guoyue Yuan, Li Zhao, Dong Wang Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212001, People’s ...
Qiu Y +11 more
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Visceral to subcutaneous fat area ratio as a novel prognostic biomarker in cirrhosis patients undergoing TIPS: a retrospective study [PDF]
AimsThis research aims to explore the predictive value of the visceral-to-subcutaneous fat area ratio (V/S ratio) for post-TIPS overt hepatic encephalopathy (OHE) and transplant-free survival (TFS).MethodsA total of 239 cirrhosis patients were included ...
Xiangrui Li +6 more
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Visceral fat area and subcutaneous fat area as measures of body composition in soft tissue sarcoma. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are a heterogenous group of malignancies of mesenchymal origin. Given recent data linking obesity as well as the pattern of fat distribution with cancer outcomes, we sought to investigate the ...
Garibay ER +9 more
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Background & Aims: No prospective studies have examined the association between thigh subcutaneous fat distribution and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Yebei Liang +8 more
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The visceral fat area/subcutaneous fat area ratio is positively associated with carotid atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus [PDF]
Background: Evidence has demonstrated that visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) have different influences on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Dandan Hu +5 more
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BCAA was more closely associated with visceral fat area than subcutaneous fat area in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) has been reported to be associated with obesity, the association of BCAA with visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) remained unclear in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Xinghua Cai +7 more
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Association Between Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events and the Ratio of Subcutaneous Fat Area to Visceral Fat Area in Patients Who Have Undergone Multidetector Row Computed Tomography. [PDF]
Shibata Y +8 more
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Association of ratios of visceral fat area/subcutaneous fat area and muscle area/standard body weight at T12 CT level with the prognosis of acute respiratory distress syndrome. [PDF]
Shen H +6 more
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Ratio of visceral-to-subcutaneous fat area predicts cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. [PDF]
Fukuda T +9 more
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