Titre du document / Document title

Sexual dimorphism of age-related changes in whole-body fat distribution in the obese

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KOTANI K. ⁽¹⁾ ; TOKUNAGA K. ⁽¹⁾ ; FUJIOKA S. ⁽¹⁾ ; KOBATAKE T. ⁽¹⁾ ; KENO Y. ⁽¹⁾ ; YOSHIDA S. ⁽¹⁾ ; SHIMOMURA I. ⁽¹⁾ ; TARUI S. ; MATSUZAWA Y. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Osaka univ. medical school, second dep. internal medicine, Suita, Osaka 565, JAPON

Résumé / Abstract

We performed a cross-sectional study using whole-body computerized tomographic (CT) scans in order to clarify age-related changes in whole-body fat distribution in both genders. The subjects were 66 men and 96 women, whose body mass index (BMI) was over 25 kg/m². CT scans were performed at seven levels (head, fore-arms, upper arms, chest, abdomen, thighs and calves), and the fat volumes of the segments were calculated from the cross-sectional areas of the fat tissues. After calibrating to the total fat volumes, the relationship between age and the relative segmental fat volumes was analysed. In both genders, the relative intra-abdominal visceral fat volume increased and that of the legs decreased with age

Revue / Journal Title

International journal of obesity   ISSN 0307-0565   CODEN IJOBDP 

Source / Source

1994, vol. 18, n^o4, pp. 207-212 (24 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Nature Publishing, Basingstoke, ROYAUME-UNI  (1977) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Obesity ; Adipose tissue ; Human ; Age ; Sex ; Menopause ; Distribution ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Obésité ; Tissu adipeux ; Homme ; Age ; Sexe ; Ménopause ; Distribution ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Obesidad ; Tejido adiposo ; Hombre ; Edad ; Sexo ; Menopausia ; Distribución ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 18243, 35400004507803.0040