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- Title
Association between visceral adipose tissue volume, measured using computed tomography, and cardio-metabolic risk factors.
- Authors
Yi, Wook; Kim, Keunyoung; Im, Myungsoo; Ryang, Soree; Kim, Eun Heui; Kim, Mijin; Jeon, Yun Kyung; Kim, Sang Soo; Kim, Bo Hyun; Pak, Kyoungjune; Kim, In Joo; Kim, Seong-Jang
- Abstract
We evaluated the associations between metabolic parameters with visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume in women with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and we compared the VAT volume with the VAT area. We enrolled women aged > 20 years with prediabetes or T2DM, who underwent oral glucose tolerance test and whose VAT was evaluated using computed tomography (CT) at our institution between 2017 and 2019. All participants underwent unenhanced spiral CT with a 3-mm slice thickness from the level of the diaphragm to the level of the mid-thigh. The two VAT areas were defined as the free drawn area on the levels of the umbilicus and L2 vertebra. The VAT areas were also manually drawn from the level of the diaphragm to the level of the pelvic floor and were used to calculate the VAT volumes by summing all areas with a slice thickness of 3 mm after setting the attenuation values from −45 to −195 Hounsfield Unit. All metabolic characteristics, except blood pressure, were significantly correlated with the VAT volume. The VAT areas measured at the level of the L2 vertebra and umbilicus were correlated with serum triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and Framingham steatosis index alone. Multivariable regression analyses revealed that the VAT volume was significantly associated with several metabolic parameters. In conclusion, in women with prediabetes and T2DM, the VAT volume acquired from CT-based calculation has more significant correlations with metabolic risk factors compared with the VAT area.
- Subjects
COMPUTED tomography; HDL cholesterol; ADIPOSE tissues; TYPE 2 diabetes; GLUCOSE tolerance tests; BLOOD pressure
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-04402-5