Published in Am J Clin Nutr on October 14, 2009
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The relationship of waist circumference and BMI to visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat: sex and race differences. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 2.47
Adipose tissue heterogeneity: implication of depot differences in adipose tissue for obesity complications. Mol Aspects Med (2012) 2.07
Associations of visceral and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue with markers of cardiac and metabolic risk in obese adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2013) 1.53
Anthropometric correlates of total body fat, abdominal adiposity, and cardiovascular disease risk factors in a biracial sample of men and women. Mayo Clin Proc (2012) 1.41
Fatty liver, abdominal adipose tissue and atherosclerotic calcification in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. Atherosclerosis (2012) 1.40
Fatty liver, abdominal visceral fat, and cardiometabolic risk factors: the Jackson Heart Study. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2011) 1.21
Body adiposity index, body mass index, and body fat in white and black adults. JAMA (2011) 1.14
Clinical utility of visceral adipose tissue for the identification of cardiometabolic risk in white and African American adults. Am J Clin Nutr (2013) 1.11
Body mass index and the risk of dementia among Louisiana low income diabetic patients. PLoS One (2012) 1.07
Trunk versus extremity adiposity and cardiometabolic risk factors in white and African American adults. Diabetes Care (2011) 1.06
Interactions between race/ethnicity and anthropometry in risk of incident diabetes: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Am J Epidemiol (2010) 1.03
Gender differences in the association of visceral and subcutaneous adiposity with adiponectin in African Americans: the Jackson Heart Study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2013) 1.03
Ethnic and sex differences in visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat in children and adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2013) 1.01
Relationship between abdominal fat and bone mineral density in white and African American adults. Bone (2011) 1.01
Waist circumference, BMI, and visceral adipose tissue in white women and women of African descent. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 1.00
Anthropometric predictors of visceral adiposity in normal-weight and obese adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes (2013) 0.96
Obesity, body fat distribution, and risk of breast cancer subtypes in African American women participating in the AMBER Consortium. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2015) 0.95
Best single-slice measurement site for estimating visceral adipose tissue volume after weight loss in obese, Japanese men. Nutr Metab (Lond) (2012) 0.95
Changes in body composition over 8 years in a randomized trial of a lifestyle intervention: the look AHEAD study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2015) 0.94
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Impact of Obesity on Breast Cancer Risk and Survival: A Global Perspective. Adv Nutr (2015) 0.93
Associations between depression and different measures of obesity (BMI, WC, WHtR, WHR). BMC Psychiatry (2013) 0.91
The importance of waist circumference and BMI for mortality risk in diabetic adults. Diabetes Care (2013) 0.91
Significant associations of age, menopausal status and lifestyle factors with visceral adiposity in African-American and European-American women. Ann Hum Biol (2010) 0.91
Age at menarche and risk of type 2 diabetes among African-American and white women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Diabetologia (2012) 0.90
Association of regional body composition with bone mineral density in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women: women's interagency HIV study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2012) 0.90
Intramyocellular lipid is associated with visceral adiposity, markers of insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risk in prepubertal children: the EPOCH study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2012) 0.90
Hepatic steatosis and cardiovascular disease outcomes: An analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. J Hepatol (2015) 0.90
Differences in body composition between metabolically healthy obese and metabolically abnormal obese adults. Int J Obes (Lond) (2013) 0.90
Differential associations of abdominal visceral, subcutaneous adipose tissue with cardiometabolic risk factors between African and European Americans. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2014) 0.89
Markers of inflammation and fat distribution following weight loss in African-American and white women. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 0.88
Anthropometric markers of obesity and mortality in white and African American adults: the pennington center longitudinal study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2013) 0.88
Abdominal obesity and mortality: The Pennington Center Longitudinal Study. Nutr Diabetes (2012) 0.88
Ethnic differences in glucose disposal, hepatic insulin sensitivity, and endogenous glucose production among African American and European American women. Metabolism (2011) 0.87
Prevalence of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents. Fertil Steril (2013) 0.86
Body size, modifying factors, and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in a multiethnic population: the San Francisco Bay Area Breast Cancer Study. Springerplus (2013) 0.86
Adiposity attenuates muscle quality and the adaptive response to resistance exercise in non-obese, healthy adults. Int J Obes (Lond) (2010) 0.86
Genome-wide association studies suggest sex-specific loci associated with abdominal and visceral fat. Int J Obes (Lond) (2015) 0.86
DXA-measured visceral adipose tissue predicts impaired glucose tolerance and metabolic syndrome in obese Caucasian and African-American women. Eur J Clin Nutr (2014) 0.85
Thigh fat and muscle each contribute to excess cardiometabolic risk in South Asians, independent of visceral adipose tissue. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2014) 0.85
Lifestyle factors and 5-year abdominal fat accumulation in a minority cohort: the IRAS Family Study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 0.85
Relationship of anthropometric indices to abdominal and total body fat in youth: sex and race differences. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2014) 0.85
Risk of Mortality According to Body Mass Index and Body Composition Among Postmenopausal Women. Am J Epidemiol (2015) 0.84
Body fat distribution and breast cancer risk: findings from the Nigerian breast cancer study. Cancer Causes Control (2012) 0.84
Gender and racial/ethnic differences in the associations of urinary phthalate metabolites with markers of diabetes risk: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2008. Environ Health (2014) 0.84
Body mass index and renal cell cancer: the influence of race and sex. Epidemiology (2012) 0.83
Inflammation as a Mediator of the Association Between Race and Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. JACC Clin Electrophysiol (2015) 0.82
Causes and consequences of human variation in visceral adiposity. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 0.82
Specific cut-off points for waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio as predictors of cardiometabolic risk in Black subjects: a cross-sectional study in Benin and Haiti. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes (2015) 0.82
Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue, coronary artery disease and adiponectin in a Mexican population. Cardiovasc Ultrasound (2014) 0.82
Saturated fatty acids in human visceral adipose tissue are associated with increased 11- β-hydroxysteroid-dehydrogenase type 1 expression. Lipids Health Dis (2015) 0.81
Adiposity, fat patterning, and the metabolic syndrome among diverse youth: the EPOCH study. J Pediatr (2012) 0.80
Body mass index and mortality among blacks and whites adults in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2013) 0.80
New obesity classification criteria as a tool for bariatric surgery indication. World J Gastroenterol (2016) 0.80
Uncovering physiological mechanisms for health disparities in type 2 diabetes. Ethn Dis (2015) 0.79
Ethnicity and bone: a South African perspective. J Bone Miner Metab (2011) 0.79
Abdominal fat depots associated with insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome risk factors in black African young adults. BMC Public Health (2015) 0.78
Sex and Race Differences in the Relationship between Obesity and C-Reactive Protein. Ethn Dis (2016) 0.77
Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer risk in African American women. Int J Cancer (2016) 0.77
Relationships between measures of adiposity with subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2016) 0.77
Anthropometric discriminators of type 2 diabetes among White and Black American adults. J Diabetes (2016) 0.77
The Association between Self-Reported Energy Intake and Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue in Perimenopausal Women. J Obes (2012) 0.77
Total and femoral neck bone mineral density and physical activity in a sample of men and women. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab (2012) 0.77
Racial differences in obesity measures and risk of colorectal adenomas in a large screening population. Nutr Cancer (2014) 0.76
Genetic variants in the mTOR pathway and interaction with body size and weight gain on breast cancer risk in African-American and European American women. Cancer Causes Control (2016) 0.76
Body Mass Index as a Measure of Obesity: Racial Differences in Predictive Value for Health Parameters During Pregnancy. J Womens Health (Larchmt) (2016) 0.75
Abdominal adiposity change in white and black midlife women: The study of women's health across the nation. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2015) 0.75
Interleukins 6 and 8 and abdominal fat depots are distinct correlates of lipid moieties in healthy pre- and postmenopausal women. Endocrine (2016) 0.75
Adiposity is inversely associated with hippocampal volume in African Americans and European Americans with diabetes. J Diabetes Complications (2016) 0.75
Obesity is associated with a lower resting oxygen saturation in the ambulatory elderly: results from the cardiovascular health study. Respir Care (2013) 0.75
Muscle Attenuation Is Associated With Newly Developed Hypertension in Men of African Ancestry. Hypertension (2017) 0.75
A randomized controlled exercise training trial on insulin sensitivity in African American men: The ARTIIS study: Major category: study design, statistical design, study protocols. Contemp Clin Trials (2015) 0.75
Race/ethnicity, genetic ancestry, and breast cancer-related lymphedema in the Pathways Study. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2016) 0.75
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, and Abdominal Adipose Tissue Deposition. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2016) 0.75
Sex- and age-specific percentiles of body composition indices for Chinese adults using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Eur J Nutr (2016) 0.75
Association of ectopic fat with abdominal aorto-illiac and coronary artery calcification in african ancestry men. Atherosclerosis (2017) 0.75
Epicardial fat thickness: distribution and association with diabetes mellitus, hypertension and the metabolic syndrome in the ELSA-Brasil study. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2015) 0.75
Growth Hormone's Effect on Adipose Tissue: Quality versus Quantity. Int J Mol Sci (2017) 0.75
Effects of bariatric surgery on mortality in Swedish obese subjects. N Engl J Med (2007) 18.45
Lifestyle, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors 10 years after bariatric surgery. N Engl J Med (2004) 17.91
Cardiovascular effects of intensive lifestyle intervention in type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2013) 15.58
Reduction in weight and cardiovascular disease risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes: one-year results of the look AHEAD trial. Diabetes Care (2007) 14.35
Comparison of weight-loss diets with different compositions of fat, protein, and carbohydrates. N Engl J Med (2009) 12.38
Sugar-sweetened beverages and risk of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis. Diabetes Care (2010) 8.52
Sitting time and mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2009) 8.16
The NLRP3 inflammasome instigates obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. Nat Med (2011) 8.00
The human obesity gene map: the 2005 update. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2006) 7.17
Bariatric surgery and long-term cardiovascular events. JAMA (2012) 7.11
Effect of weight loss with lifestyle intervention on risk of diabetes. Diabetes Care (2006) 7.09
Sugar-sweetened beverages, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and cardiovascular disease risk. Circulation (2010) 6.86
Bariatric surgery and prevention of type 2 diabetes in Swedish obese subjects. N Engl J Med (2012) 6.19
Achieving weight and activity goals among diabetes prevention program lifestyle participants. Obes Res (2004) 5.74
The human serum metabolome. PLoS One (2011) 5.55
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 5.24
Fast-food consumption among US adults and children: dietary and nutrient intake profile. J Am Diet Assoc (2003) 5.13
2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation (2013) 5.02
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan. Endocr Pract (2011) 4.69
A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance. Nat Genet (2012) 4.37
Effect of dietary protein content on weight gain, energy expenditure, and body composition during overeating: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2012) 4.30
Pioglitazone for diabetes prevention in impaired glucose tolerance. N Engl J Med (2011) 4.28
Trends over 5 decades in U.S. occupation-related physical activity and their associations with obesity. PLoS One (2011) 4.21
One-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with success. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 4.08
Zonisamide for weight reduction in obese adults: a 1-year randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.95
Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children. PLoS Med (2011) 3.94
Calorie restriction increases muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in healthy humans. PLoS Med (2007) 3.92
A high-fat diet coordinately downregulates genes required for mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in skeletal muscle. Diabetes (2005) 3.84
A guide to analysis of mouse energy metabolism. Nat Methods (2011) 3.82
Reduced adipose tissue oxygenation in human obesity: evidence for rarefaction, macrophage chemotaxis, and inflammation without an angiogenic response. Diabetes (2008) 3.80
Four-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with long-term success. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2011) 3.62
Increased food energy supply is more than sufficient to explain the US epidemic of obesity. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 3.59
Is it time to change the way we report and discuss weight loss? Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 3.57
Estimating the changes in energy flux that characterize the rise in obesity prevalence. Am J Clin Nutr (2009) 3.56
Weight loss with self-help compared with a structured commercial program: a randomized trial. JAMA (2003) 3.36
Lateral hypothalamic area deep brain stimulation for refractory obesity: a pilot study with preliminary data on safety, body weight, and energy metabolism. J Neurosurg (2013) 3.31
Short sleep duration is associated with reduced leptin levels and increased adiposity: Results from the Quebec family study. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2007) 3.23
Effects of bariatric surgery on cancer incidence in obese patients in Sweden (Swedish Obese Subjects Study): a prospective, controlled intervention trial. Lancet Oncol (2009) 3.14
Obesity and cardiovascular disease: pathophysiology, evaluation, and effect of weight loss. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol (2006) 3.11
Calorie restriction and aging: review of the literature and implications for studies in humans. Am J Clin Nutr (2003) 3.11
Effects of aerobic physical exercise on inflammation and atherosclerosis in men: the DNASCO Study: a six-year randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (2004) 3.05
Melanocortin 4 receptor sequence variations are seldom a cause of human obesity: the Swedish Obese Subjects, the HERITAGE Family Study, and a Memphis cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2002) 3.04
Lifestyle change and mobility in obese adults with type 2 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2012) 2.90
Sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and BMI in relation to self-perception of overweight. Obes Res (2002) 2.87
Effect of calorie restriction with or without exercise on insulin sensitivity, beta-cell function, fat cell size, and ectopic lipid in overweight subjects. Diabetes Care (2006) 2.86
Maintaining a high physical activity level over 20 years and weight gain. JAMA (2010) 2.78
Pioglitazone induces mitochondrial biogenesis in human subcutaneous adipose tissue in vivo. Diabetes (2005) 2.76
Using molecular classification to predict gains in maximal aerobic capacity following endurance exercise training in humans. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2010) 2.74
Effect of exercise training on plasma levels of C-reactive protein in healthy adults: the HERITAGE Family Study. Eur Heart J (2005) 2.69
Metabolic and behavioral compensations in response to caloric restriction: implications for the maintenance of weight loss. PLoS One (2009) 2.56
The relationship of waist circumference and BMI to visceral, subcutaneous, and total body fat: sex and race differences. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 2.47
Increased fat intake, impaired fat oxidation, and failure of fat cell proliferation result in ectopic fat storage, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann N Y Acad Sci (2002) 2.46
Accelerometer-determined steps per day in US adults. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2009) 2.45
Development and validation of the food-craving inventory. Obes Res (2002) 2.41
Validation study of energy expenditure and intake during calorie restriction using doubly labeled water and changes in body composition. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 2.33
Effect of calorie restriction with or without exercise on body composition and fat distribution. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2007) 2.33
Accelerometer profiles of physical activity and inactivity in normal weight, overweight, and obese U.S. men and women. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2010) 2.33
The human gene map for performance and health-related fitness phenotypes: the 2006-2007 update. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2009) 2.30
The association between sleep duration and weight gain in adults: a 6-year prospective study from the Quebec Family Study. Sleep (2008) 2.30
The prevention of type 2 diabetes. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab (2008) 2.27
Obesity as a disease: a white paper on evidence and arguments commissioned by the Council of the Obesity Society. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2008) 2.23
The DASH diet for high blood pressure: from clinical trial to dinner table. Cleve Clin J Med (2004) 2.23
Prevalence of risk factors for metabolic syndrome in adolescents: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2001-2006. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2009) 2.23
Estimating the effects of energy imbalance on changes in body weight in children. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 2.21
Defining insulin resistance from hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamps. Diabetes Care (2012) 2.21
Nonsurgical weight loss for extreme obesity in primary care settings: results of the Louisiana Obese Subjects Study. Arch Intern Med (2010) 2.17
A 4-wk high-fructose diet alters lipid metabolism without affecting insulin sensitivity or ectopic lipids in healthy humans. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 2.12
Prescribing exercise at varied levels of intensity and frequency: a randomized trial. Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.12