Sex differences in the association between fatty liver and type 2 diabetes incidence in non‐obese Japanese: A retrospective cohort study
Aims/Introduction Asians develop type 2 diabetes at a lower body mass index (BMI) compared with other races, which is partly because of Asian‐specific fat depots. Sex plays a role in fat deposition, regardless of race. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association among fatty...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of diabetes investigation 2021-08, Vol.12 (8), p.1480-1489 |
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Asians develop type 2 diabetes at a lower body mass index (BMI) compared with other races, which is partly because of Asian‐specific fat depots. Sex plays a role in fat deposition, regardless of race. This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the association among fatty liver, sex and type 2 diabetes in non‐obese Japanese.
Materials and Methods
The participants in this study (13,596 men and 6,037 women) were aged 30–64 years, and had undergone health checkups between 2013 and 2015, in Aichi, Japan. Baseline BMI was categorized as follows: |
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ISSN: | 2040-1116 2040-1124 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jdi.13496 |