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Sex Differences in Body Composition

Bredella, Miriam A.·2017·Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Abstract

Body composition differs between men and women. Men have more lean mass, and women have more fat mass than men. Men are more likely to accumulate adipose tissue around the trunk and abdomen, whereas women usually accumulate adipose tissue around the hips and thighs. Less is known about sex differences in ectopic fat depots. Advances in imaging allow the noninvasive assessment of abdominal and femorogluteal fat compartments, intramyocellular lipids, intrahepatic lipids, pericardial adipose tissue, and neck adipose tissue including brown adipose tissue and tongue adipose tissue. In this review, sex differences of regional adipose tissue, muscle mass, ectopic lipids, and brown adipose tissue and their effects on cardiometabolic risk will be discussed. In addition, novel imaging techniques to quantify these body composition compartments noninvasively will be described.

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Authors
Bredella, M. A.
Affiliations
Harvard University (US)
Corresponding author
Bredella, Miriam A.
Venue
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Published
2017
Volume
1043
Pages
9-27
ISSN
  • 0065-2598 (ISSN-L)
  • 2214-8019
OpenAlex
W2772062707
Cited by
523
References
100
Citations by year
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FWCI
114.18
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Advances in experimental medicine and biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
Keywords
sex differences, body composition, ectopic fat, intramyocellular lipid, intrahepatic lipid, pericardial adipose tissue, brown adipose tissue, cardiometabolic risk, non-invasive imaging, lean body mass, fat mass
MeSH terms
Adipose Tissue, Body Composition, Female, Humans, Liver, Male, Sex Characteristics, Sex Factors, Muscle, Skeletal, Adiposity, Lipid Metabolism, Health Status Disparities

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