1. Tracking Study About Adenovirus 36 Infection: Increase of Adiposity.
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Park S, Kim J, Shin HJ, Hong YM, Sheen YH, Park HL, Jeon HJ, Ahn SY, and Nam JH
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- Adenoviruses, Human immunology, Antibodies, Viral blood, Cross-Sectional Studies, Humans, Korea epidemiology, Longitudinal Studies, Adenoviridae Infections complications, Adiposity, Obesity epidemiology, Obesity etiology
- Abstract
This study investigated the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between adenovirus 36 (Ad36) and obesity in 79 Korean adolescent boys over 1 year. We analyzed the changes in body composition and metabolic risk factors according to the presence of Ad36 antibodies. Ad36 antibodies in serum were detected using the constant virus-decreasing serum method. We found that the fat percentage and fasting insulin in the Ad36-seropositive group were greater than the Ad36-seronegative group. These results suggest that Ad36 infection is associated with an increase of adiposity, and the experience of Ad36 infection may affect the future fat gain of adolescents.
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- 2015
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