Visceral, not abdominal subcutaneous, fat cell size associates with metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease in severe obesity
In participants with severe obesity, associations between adipocyte hypertrophy and cardiometabolic risk factors are mostly seen in the omental fat compartment, and especially in women.
Authors
- Pascale Mauriège (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9375-532X)
- Ève-Julie Tremblay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8264-3901)
- Marie-Fréderiqu Gauthier
- Giada Ostinelli
- Christian Y. Couture
- Stéfane Lebel
- André Tchernof
- Laurent Biertho
- Ina Maltais-Payette
- Fannie Lajeunesse-Trempe
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Facts
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000550650
- Primary Topic
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université Laval
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, Université Laval
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research