Natural Phenotypes of Fat, Lean, and Bone and Their Association to Metabolic Markers

Our group have developed a method to deconvolute whole body DXA scans into three images, each consisting uniquely of fat, lean, and bone masses. These images are being explored as more sensitive markers of risk for a variety of diseases. We asked if images of fat, lean, and bone distribution can be used to define natural phenotypical groupings and if these groupings are related to common risk factors for metabolic disease and bone fragility....