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Investigators at University of California Release New Data on Obesity

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, May 23rd, 2011

2011 MAY 23 -- According to a study from San Francisco, United States, "We examined whether a systemic marker of oxidative stress, F-2-isoprostanes (F-2-IPs), was associated with total and regional adiposity, adipocytokines, and change in adiposity. Using data from 726 participants enrolled in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) study, F-2-IPs and adipocytokines were measured from baseline plasma samples."

"Total adiposity was measured by whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and regional adiposity by abdominal and thigh computed tomography scans at baseline and 5-year follow-up. ANOVA models were estimated to examine associations...

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