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- Title
Ultrasound Evaluation of Visceral Fat hickness for Prediction of Metabolic Syndrome in the First Trimester of Pregnancy in a Sample of Non-obese Iranian Women.
- Authors
Ahmadi, Firoozeh; Moukhah, Somayeh; Hosseini, Roya; Maghari, Amirhossein
- Abstract
Objectives: Ultrasonography is a noninvasive and safe modality for assessing body fat and is routinely performed in developed countries. Although pregnant women with obesity are at risk for many unfavorable outcomes, the relationship between abdominal fat distribution and metabolic syndrome (MS) is evident in some studies. herefore, it is important to evaluate fat thickness in non-obese women and predict MS using fat thickness measurement. Methods: A total of 132 pregnant women completed anthropometric and demographic questionnaires. All women were scanned for visceral fat thickness (VFT) via ultrasound at 11--14 weeks gestation. Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) were calculated at the irst prenatal visit. MS components were also measured in the same weeks. Results: MS was detected in seven (5.3%) women. here was a statistically signiicant diference between women with and without MS for weight, WC, anterior and posterior VFT, insulin, lipid proile (total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and triglyceride), and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p < 0.050). he optimal cut-of points determined for predicting MS disorder were an anterior VFT of 43.83 mm and a posterior VFT of 32.50 mm. Conclusions: Fat thickness measurement in the irst trimester is a good predictor for MS even in women with a normal BMI. Ultrasonography as a safe, simple, and cost-efective modality can be used to assess fat thickness besides the other screening evaluations in the irst trimester of pregnancy.
- Subjects
IRAN; ADIPOSE tissue physiology; METABOLIC syndrome risk factors; ADIPOSE tissues; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD pressure; CHOLESTEROL; COST effectiveness; GESTATIONAL age; HIGH density lipoproteins; INSULIN; MEDICAL appointments; FIRST trimester of pregnancy; PREGNANT women; PRENATAL care; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK assessment; TRIGLYCERIDES; WOMEN'S health; BODY mass index; WAIST circumference; PREGNANCY
- Publication
Oman Medical Journal, 2019, Vol 34, Issue 4, p308
- ISSN
1999-768X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5001/omj.2019.61