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abdominal fat; android fat

Epidemiology: - more common in men but can occur in women, especially postmenopausally Pathology: - risks associated with visceral fat Clinical manifestations: - body fat accumulation predominantly in the trunk & abdomen, as opposed to the hips & thighs (gynoid distribution) - includes both visceral fat & abdominal subcutaneous fat

General

adipose tissue

References

  1. Sari CI, Eikelis N, Head GA, et al. Android Fat Deposition and Its Association With Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Overweight Young Males. Frontiers in Physiology. 2019;10:1162 PMID: 31620011 PMCID: PMC6759693
  2. Kang SM, Yoon JW, Ahn HY, et al. Android Fat Depot Is More Closely Associated With Metabolic Syndrome Than Abdominal Visceral Fat in Elderly People. PloS One. 2011;6(11):e27694 PMID: 22096613 PMCID: PMC3214067
  3. Ibrahim MM. Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue: Structural and Functional Differences. Obes Rev. 2010 Jan;11(1):11-8. PMID: 19656312 Review.

Components

subcutaneous fat; gynoid fat visceral fat; omental fat; intra-abdominal fat