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Diabetes, Vol 46, Issue 10 1579-1585, Copyright © 1997 by American Diabetes Association
Subcutaneous abdominal fat and thigh muscle composition predict insulin sensitivity independently of visceral fat
BH Goodpaster, FL Thaete, JA Simoneau and DE Kelley
Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Whether visceral adipose tissue has a uniquely powerful association with
insulin resistance or whether subcutaneous abdominal fat shares this link
has generated controversy in the area of body composition and insulin
sensitivity. An additional issue is the potential role of fat deposition
within skeletal muscle and the relationship with insulin resistance. To
address these matters, the current study was undertaken to measure body
composition, aerobic fitness, and insulin sensitivity within a cohort of
sedentary healthy men (n = 26) and women (n = 28). The subjects, who ranged
from lean to obese (BMI 19.6-41.0 kg/m2), underwent dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA) to measure fat-free mass (FFM) and fat mass (FM),
computed tomography to measure cross-sectional abdominal subcutaneous and
visceral adipose tissue, and computed tomography (CT) of mid-thigh to
measure muscle cross-sectional area, muscle attenuation, and subcutaneous
fat. Insulin sensitivity was measured using the glucose clamp technique (40
mU.m-2.min-1), in conjunction with [3-3H]glucose isotope dilution. Maximal
aerobic power (VO2max) was determined using an incremental cycling test.
Insulin-stimulated glucose disposal (Rd) ranged from 3.03 to 16.83
mg.min-1.kg-1 FFM. Rd was negatively correlated with FM (r = -0.58),
visceral fat (r = -0.52), subcutaneous abdominal fat (r = -0.61), and thigh
fat (r = -0.38) and positively correlated with muscle attenuation (r =
0.48) and VO2max (r = 0.26, P < 0.05). In addition to manifesting the
strongest simple correlation with insulin sensitivity, in stepwise multiple
regression, subcutaneous abdominal fat retained significance after
adjusting for visceral fat, while the converse was not found. Muscle
attenuation contributed independent significance to multiple regression
models of body composition and insulin sensitivity, and in analysis of
obese subjects, muscle attenuation was the strongest single correlate of
insulin resistance. In summary, as a component of central adiposity,
subcutaneous abdominal fat has as strong an association with insulin
resistance as visceral fat, and altered muscle composition, suggestive of
increased fat content, is an important independent marker of insulin
resistance in obesity.

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