Outdoor Temperature, Age, Sex, Body Mass Index, and Diabetic Status Determine the Prevalence, Mass, and Glucose-Uptake Activity of 18F-FDG-Detected BAT in Humans

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Authors

V. Ouellet · Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Annick Routhier-Labadie · Canadian Institutes of Health Research

William Bellemare · Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec

Lajmi Lakhal‐Chaieb · Université Laval

Éric Turcotte · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke

André C. Carpentier · Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke

Denis Richard

Abstract

The present study identifies outdoor temperature, age, sex, BMI, and diabetes status as determinants of the prevalence, mass, and glucose-uptake activity of (18)F-FDG-detected BAT.

Topics & Keywords

Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 192-199

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-0989

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