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Reduced LPL and subcutaneous lipid storage capacity are associated with metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women with obesity.

Obes Sci Pract

March 2017

Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore MD USA; Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center VA Maryland Health Care System Baltimore MD USA.

Objectives: This study examines the hypothesis that lower adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity and a limited capacity for subcutaneous adipocyte expansion will be associated with metabolic syndrome (MSyn) in postmenopausal women who are overweight and obese.

Methods: Women ( = 150; age 60 ± 1 year; BMI: 31.5 ± 0.

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