Not visceral fat area but the ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat area is significantly correlated with the marker for atherosclerosis in obese subjects

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jan 20:179:112-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.112. Epub 2014 Oct 30.

Authors

Hisayuki Katsuyama¹, Akiko Kawaguchi¹, Hidekatsu Yanai²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Internal Medicine, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan; Clinical Research Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine Kohnodai Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: dyanai@hospk.ncgm.go.jp.

PMID: 25464426
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.10.112

No abstract available

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Cardiometabolic risk; Subcutaneous fat; Triglyceride; Visceral fat.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Ankle Brachial Index
Atherosclerosis / etiology*
Biomarkers / blood
Female
Humans
Intra-Abdominal Fat / diagnostic imaging*
Lipids / blood
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / complications*
Risk Factors
Subcutaneous Fat / diagnostic imaging*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*

Substances

Biomarkers
Lipids