Association of human adenovirus-36 in overweight Korean adults

Background: Although human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) has been reported to be associated with obesity in US adults and children, Korean children and the Italian population, the association has not been found in Dutch or Belgian populations or in US military subjects. Therefore, we examined whether Ad-36...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International Journal of Obesity 2012-02, Vol.36 (2), p.281-285
Hauptverfasser:	Na, H-N, Kim, J, Lee, H S, Shim, K W, Kimm, H, Jee, S H, Jo, I, Nam, J-H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenovirus diseases Adenovirus Infections, Human - blood Adenovirus Infections, Human - complications Adenovirus Infections, Human - epidemiology Adenovirus Infections, Human - immunology Adenoviruses Adenoviruses, Human - immunology Adipocytes Adult Adults Antibodies Asian Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Body Mass Index Cardiovascular disease Case-Control Studies Cholesterol Cholesterol, HDL - blood Complications and side effects Cross-Sectional Studies Epidemiology Female Health aspects Health promotion Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Metabolic Diseases Middle Aged Neutralization Nutrition research Obesity Obesity - virology Odds Ratio original-article Overweight Overweight - blood Overweight - epidemiology Overweight - immunology Overweight - virology Population Prevalence Public Health Republic of Korea - epidemiology Risk Factors Task forces Triglycerides - blood
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: Although human adenovirus-36 (Ad-36) has been reported to be associated with obesity in US adults and children, Korean children and the Italian population, the association has not been found in Dutch or Belgian populations or in US military subjects. Therefore, we examined whether Ad-36 infection is associated with obesity in Korean adults. Methods: A total of 540 age- and sex-matched individuals, who were normal weight, overweight or obese, were selected from participants in routine health examinations at the Ewha Womans University Medical Center. Overweight participants were defined as those with a body mass index (BMI) of 23⩽BMI
ISSN:	0307-0565 1476-5497
DOI:	10.1038/ijo.2011.102