Abstract Background Visceral Fat (VF) is the underlying culprit for cardiovascular diseases,
type 2 diabetes, breast cancer, etc. VF can be estimated at present only by using expensive …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the merit of body mass index (BMI),% body fat, waist circumference
and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of abdominal visceral fat (AVF) level. DESIGN: Cross …

Background The conventional measurement of obesity utilises the body mass index (BMI)
criterion. Although there are benefits to this method, there is concern that not all individuals …

Background Abdominal visceral fat affects the metabolic processes, and is an important risk
factor for morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the study was to develop a quick and …

The accumulation of fat in visceral (VA) and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SA) is
highly correlated with the metabolic abnormalities that contribute to increased risk of …

Background Excessive adipose visceral tissue (AVT) represents an independent risk factor
for cardiometabolic alterations. The search continues for a highly valid marker for estimating …

Visceral fat is associated with cardiovascular and kidney disease. However, the relationship
between body composition and anthropometric measures in type 1 diabetes is unknown …

Following experts' consensus, waist circumference (WC) is the best anthropometric obesity
index. However, different anatomic sites are used, and currently there is no universally …

Background Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) assessment is limited in clinical practice due to
expensive, time consuming and limited availability of MRI and DXA machines. We explored …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association of visceral adiposity as measured by VFA and WC
with lipid and glucose metabolic biomarkers in abdominally obese Chinese adults, and to …