Ethnic Differences in Visceral Adipose Tissue and Type 2 Diabetes: Filipino, African‐American, and White Women

Abstract

VAT was highest among Filipinas despite similar BMI and waist circumference as whites. BMI and waist circumference were weaker estimates of VAT in Filipino and African-American women than in whites. Type 2 diabetes prevalence was highest among Filipino women at every level of VAT, but VAT did not explain their elevated type 2 diabetes risk.