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January 1, 2021SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología42 citationsOpen Access

Insulin resistance in transgender individuals correlates with android fat mass

IBIngrid BrethertonCSCassandra SpanosSLShalem Leemaqz

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Android fat more strongly correlates with insulin resistance than gynoid fat in transgender individuals. Higher fat mass and insulin resistance in trans women may predispose to increased cardiovascular risk. Despite adverse fat distribution, insulin resistance was not higher in trans men.

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Bretherton et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d77634f44a16d01ef313afhttps://doi.org/10.1177/2042018820985681
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