Ethnicity Strongly Influences Body Fat Distribution Determining Serum Adipokine Profile and Metabolic Derangement in Childhood Obesity

• Main Authors: Gabriel Á. Martos-Moreno (Author), Julián Martínez-Villanueva (Author), Rocío González-Leal (Author), Vicente Barrios (Author), Sara Sirvent (Author), Federico Hawkins (Author), Julie A. Chowen (Author), Jesús Argente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Body fat content and distribution in childhood is influenced by sex and puberty, but interethnic differences in the percentage and distribution of body fat also exist. The abdominal visceral/subcutaneous fat ratio has been the main feature of body fat distribution found to associate with...