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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

The association of perirenal adipose tissue accumulation with left ventricular hypertrophy and the mediating role of insulin resistance: a cross-sectional study involving 1112 individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Wei Wang, Yang Chen, Xiu Ping Qiu, Xiu Li Guo

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Perirenal Fat and Disrupted Circadian Blood Pressure Patterns.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2026
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Wei WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, Fujian, China.
Yang ChenDepartment of Endocrinology, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, Fujian, China.
Xiu Ping QiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, Fujian, China.
Xiu Li GuoDepartment of Endocrinology, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, Fujian, China.

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Objective: Recent studies have underscored the metabolic and cardiovascular regulatory capacity of perirenal adipose tissue (PAT), implicating its potential involvement in the pathogenesis of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). This investigation aims to assess the relationship between increased PAT mass and LVH, while also examining the potential mediating role of insulin resistance in this relationship among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Method: 1112 individuals with T2DM were prospectively recruited for this study. Perirenal fat thickness (PrFT), measured using unenhanced abdominal CT, served as a measure of PAT mass. The triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (TG/HDL-c) was computed to assess insulin resistance. LVH was identified as left ventricular mass index (LVMI) >115 g/m² in men or LVMI >95 g/m² in women. The correlations of LVH risk with PrFT and TG/HDL-c were analyzed by weighted binomial logistic regression and restricted cubic splines (RCS) analyses. Furthermore, the mediating role of TG/HDL-c in this relationship was explored using the adjusted mediation analysis. Results: Participants in the LVH group displayed significantly higher PrFT and TG/HDL-c than the non-LVH group ( Conclusion: Increased PAT accumulation contributes to an independent variable for LVH, with insulin resistance acting as a mediating variable in this relationship.

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Adipose TissueDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hypertrophy, Left VentricularInsulin ResistanceAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective Studiesinsulin resistanceleft ventricular hypertrophyperirenal adipose tissueperirenal fat thicknesstriglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio

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