학술논문
Association between visceral fat area and waist circumference measured at different sites
Original Article
Original Article
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Academic Journal
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Source
Diabetology International. September 2012, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p140, 6 p.
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English
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Author(s): Rumi Fujikawa [sup.1], Chicako Ito [sup.1], Atsuko Mitama [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) Grand Tower Medical Court, , 4-1 Kamihachobori, Naka-ku, 730-0012, Hiroshima, Japan Introduction > In recent years, the [...]
In 4,019 subjects (2,273 males and 1,746 females), we measured the visceral fat area and waist circumference (WC) at three sites: the umbilical level, the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and that recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). The association between the visceral fat area and WC measured at each site was evaluated. Correlations were observed between the visceral fat area and WC measured at each site, for the umbilical WC, with r.sup.2 = 0.542 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.548 (p < 0.0001) in females; for the WHO WC, r.sup.2 = 0.566 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.554 (p < 0.0001) in females; and for the NCEP WC, r.sup.2 = 0.424 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.466 (p < 0.0001) in females. Thus, the visceral fat area was strongly correlated with the umbilical as well as WHO WC, but less strongly with the NCEP WC. Evaluation of the correlation between the umbilical WC and WHO as well as NCEP WC revealed r.sup.2 = 0.945 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.830 (p < 0.0001) in females for the WHO WC; and r.sup.2 = 0.829 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.800 (p < 0.0001) in females for the NCEP WC. The umbilical WC was more strongly correlated with the WHO than with the NCEP WC, and, therefore, may be convertible to the WHO WC.
In 4,019 subjects (2,273 males and 1,746 females), we measured the visceral fat area and waist circumference (WC) at three sites: the umbilical level, the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and that recommended by the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). The association between the visceral fat area and WC measured at each site was evaluated. Correlations were observed between the visceral fat area and WC measured at each site, for the umbilical WC, with r.sup.2 = 0.542 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.548 (p < 0.0001) in females; for the WHO WC, r.sup.2 = 0.566 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.554 (p < 0.0001) in females; and for the NCEP WC, r.sup.2 = 0.424 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.466 (p < 0.0001) in females. Thus, the visceral fat area was strongly correlated with the umbilical as well as WHO WC, but less strongly with the NCEP WC. Evaluation of the correlation between the umbilical WC and WHO as well as NCEP WC revealed r.sup.2 = 0.945 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.830 (p < 0.0001) in females for the WHO WC; and r.sup.2 = 0.829 (p < 0.0001) in males and r.sup.2 = 0.800 (p < 0.0001) in females for the NCEP WC. The umbilical WC was more strongly correlated with the WHO than with the NCEP WC, and, therefore, may be convertible to the WHO WC.