Associations between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study

• Main Authors: Katsuyasu Kouda (Author), Yuki Fujita (Author), Kumiko Ohara (Author), Takahiro Tachiki (Author), Junko Tamaki (Author), Akiko Yura (Author), Jong-Seong Moon (Author), Etsuko Kajita (Author), Kazuhiro Uenishi (Author), Masayuki Iki (Author)
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• Published: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Body mass-independent parameters might be more appropriate for assessing cardiometabolic abnormalities than weight-dependent indices in Asians who have relatively high visceral adiposity but low body fat. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-measured trunk-to-peripheral fat rat...