Objective: To associate intra-abdominal fat thickness measured by ultrasonography to the
factors related to metabolic syndrome and to determine cutoff points of intra-abdominal fat …

Overweight prevalence in children under ten years is 33, 5% and obesity prevalence is 14,
3% currently in Brazil. We know that he abdominal fat accumulation associated with …

Objective: To evaluate, using ultrasound, the distribution of abdominal fat in obese
prepubertal children, as well as its possible correlation with metabolic changes due to …

REYES, MARCELA et al. Mediciones de adiposidad intraabdominal por ultrasonido y
factores asociados con riesgo cardiovascular en niños obesos. Rev. méd. Chile [online] …

Objective: To evaluate sonographic measurements of visceral and subcutaneous fat in
children, and to investigate the usefulness of preperitoneal fat (PF) and the abdominal wall …

Purpose The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between abdominal
subcutaneous fat thickness measured by ultrasonography (US) and serum lipid profile and …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Ultrasonographic measurements have been proposed to assess
intra-abdominal adipose tissue. The aim of this study was to compare the relationship …

Objective: To correlate abdominal subcutaneous and visceral fat thickness with
anthropometric data and metabolic profile in newborns. Study design: A cross-sectional …

Background & aims Few studies have evaluated how well ultrasonographic measurements
of fat correlate with anthropomorphic measurements and insulin resistance in juveniles …

Objective: To test the accuracy and reproducibility of ultrasound and computed tomography
(CT) for the quantification of abdominal fat in correlation with the anthropometric, clinical …