Introduction: To evaluate body composition, especially visceral adipose tissue (VAT), by
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and its relation to endothelial function investigated …

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured by computed tomography (CT) is related to insulin
resistance, lipids, and serum inflammatory markers. Our objective was to compare the …

Objective: Numerous indexes of adiposity have been proposed and are currently in use in
clinical practice and research. However, the correlation of these indexes with measures of …

Background Obesity has been reported to be associated with the development of
cardiovascular disease and is traditionally defined based on a body mass index (BMI) …

Methods The study was conducted with 112 individuals with obesity without overt
cardiovascular disease and any chronical diseases (BMI> 30 kg/m 2)(84 female, 28 male …

Background Excess accumulation of visceral fat is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular
and metabolic morbidity. While computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard to measure …

Background Although body mass index (BMI) is the most widely accepted parameter for
defining obesity, recent studies have indicated a unique set of patients who exhibit normal …

Aim: The visceral adiposity index (VAI) has been proposed as an estimate of visceral
adipose tissue (VAT) mass and as an indicator of VAT dysfunction. Both parameters are …

Background—The objective of this study was to evaluate how different measures of
adiposity are related to both arterial inflammation and the risk of subsequent cardiovascular …

Background: Excessive weight is a cardiovascular risk factor since it generates a chronic
inflammatory process that aggravates the endothelial function. Objective: To evaluate the …