Epicardial Fat Thickness and Bone Mineral Content: The Healthy Twin Study in Korea.

CONCLUSION: Our findings do not support epicardial fat's beneficial effects on bone health, whereas general adiposity has an osteotropic effect. The association between EFT and BMC is through common genetic component factors. PMID: 29332861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Tags: J Epidemiol Source Type: research