The effect of abdominal obesity on insulin sensitivity and serum lipid and cytokine concentrations in African women
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2006-05Author
NJ Crowther, WF Ferris, PJ Ojwang, P Rheeder
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Studies have shown clear associations of abdominal obesity with lipid and glucose metabolism and cytokine levels in a number of different population groups. However, no such studies have been performed in an African population in which visceral adipose tissue levels have been shown to be lower than in European subjects