Comparison of anthropometric, area- and volume-based assessment of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue volumes using multi-detector computed tomography
Comparison of anthropometric, area- and volume-based assessment of abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue volumes using multi-detector computed tomography
P. Maurovich-Horvát,P. Maurovich-Horvát,4 Authors,U. Hoffmann
2007 · DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803454
International Journal of Obesity · 289 Citations
TLDR
It is suggested that volumetric measurements can depict age- and gender-related differences of visceral and subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue deposition and may substantially improve the predictive value of obesity measures for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus and other diseases.