Skeletal muscle density: effects of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Obesity is associated with increased lean mass but its effects on lean-tissue density are less clear. To examine the effects of obesity and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) on lean-tissue composition and density, cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) scans of the midthigh were obtained in 20 men of various weights. Obesity was associated with increases in thigh-adipose (r= 0.75) and lean-tissue volumes (r= 0.52) and with...