Association of serum adiponectin and myostatin levels with skeletal muscle in patients with obesity: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adiponectin has been reported to be associated with lower skeletal muscle mass and skeletal strength and may be involved in skeletal muscle regulation along with myostatin. This study aims to evaluate the association between serum adiponectin and myostatin levels and identify independent factors using body composition and metabolic parameters in patients with obesity.

Methods

Overall, 148 patients (age, 45.9 ± 14.3 years, body mass index, 37.2 ± 8.0 kg/m2) who initially visited the outpatient clinic of obesity between November 2013 and November 2019 were included. Body composition was measured using InBody 720 and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. In addition, muscle strength, vascular function, and metabolic parameters were measured. Serum levels of adiponectin,

SUBMITTER: Kurose S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7815124 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature