Abstract
Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is important for regulating body weight. Environmental temperature influences BAT activation. Activated BAT is identifiable using F 18 -fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F 18 -FDG PET/CT). F 18 -FDG PET/CT scans done between June 2005 and May 2009 in our institution in tropical southern Taiwan and BAT studies from PubMed (2002-2011) were reviewed, and the average outdoor temperatures during the study periods were obtained. A simple linear regression was used to analyze the association between the prevalence of activated BAT (P) and the average outdoor temperature (T). The review analysis for 9 BAT studies (n = 16, 765) showed a significant negative correlation (r = - 0.741, P = 0.022) between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature. The equation of the regression line is P () = 6.99 - 0.20 T (C°). The prevalence of activated BAT decreased by 1 for each 5 C°increase in average outdoor temperature. In a neutral ambient temperature, the prevalence of activated BAT is low and especially rare in the tropics. There is a significant linear negative correlation between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 793039 |
| Journal | The Scientific World Journal |
| Volume | 2012 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2012 May 21 |
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- Environmental Science(all)
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Review analysis of the association between the prevalence of activated brown adipose tissue and outdoor temperature. / Huang, Yung Cheng; Hsu, Chien Chin; Wang, Pei Wen; Chang, Yen Hsiang; Chen, Tai Been; Lee, Bi Fang; Chiu, Nan Tsing.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Review analysis of the association between the prevalence of activated brown adipose tissue and outdoor temperature
AU - Huang, Yung Cheng
AU - Hsu, Chien Chin
AU - Wang, Pei Wen
AU - Chang, Yen Hsiang
AU - Chen, Tai Been
AU - Lee, Bi Fang
AU - Chiu, Nan Tsing
PY - 2012/5/21
Y1 - 2012/5/21
N2 - Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is important for regulating body weight. Environmental temperature influences BAT activation. Activated BAT is identifiable using F 18 -fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F 18 -FDG PET/CT). F 18 -FDG PET/CT scans done between June 2005 and May 2009 in our institution in tropical southern Taiwan and BAT studies from PubMed (2002-2011) were reviewed, and the average outdoor temperatures during the study periods were obtained. A simple linear regression was used to analyze the association between the prevalence of activated BAT (P) and the average outdoor temperature (T). The review analysis for 9 BAT studies (n = 16, 765) showed a significant negative correlation (r = - 0.741, P = 0.022) between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature. The equation of the regression line is P () = 6.99 - 0.20 T (C°). The prevalence of activated BAT decreased by 1 for each 5 C°increase in average outdoor temperature. In a neutral ambient temperature, the prevalence of activated BAT is low and especially rare in the tropics. There is a significant linear negative correlation between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature.
AB - Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is important for regulating body weight. Environmental temperature influences BAT activation. Activated BAT is identifiable using F 18 -fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F 18 -FDG PET/CT). F 18 -FDG PET/CT scans done between June 2005 and May 2009 in our institution in tropical southern Taiwan and BAT studies from PubMed (2002-2011) were reviewed, and the average outdoor temperatures during the study periods were obtained. A simple linear regression was used to analyze the association between the prevalence of activated BAT (P) and the average outdoor temperature (T). The review analysis for 9 BAT studies (n = 16, 765) showed a significant negative correlation (r = - 0.741, P = 0.022) between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature. The equation of the regression line is P () = 6.99 - 0.20 T (C°). The prevalence of activated BAT decreased by 1 for each 5 C°increase in average outdoor temperature. In a neutral ambient temperature, the prevalence of activated BAT is low and especially rare in the tropics. There is a significant linear negative correlation between the prevalence of activated BAT and the average outdoor temperature.
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U2 - 10.1100/2012/793039
DO - 10.1100/2012/793039
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VL - 2012
JO - The Scientific World Journal
JF - The Scientific World Journal
SN - 2356-6140
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