ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.9-3 | New Findings in Adipose Tissue | ESPEYB20

9.3. Subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion mechanisms are similar in early and late onset overweight/obesity

P Arner , DP Andersson , E Arner , M Ryden , AG Kerr

Brief summary: This study investigated adipose tissue cellularity and functionality in more than 400 individuals with early-onset obesity (before the age of 18 years) versus late-onset of obesity (after the age of 18 years) compared to never-obese subjects. Individuals with obesity had increased subcutaneous white adipose tissue amounts resulting from a combination of increased size and numbers of fat cells.Interestingly, individuals with early-onset obe...