Design and validation of a novel estimator of visceral adipose tissue area and comparison to existing adiposity surrogates

AIMS: Visceral adiposity measured by computed tomography (CT) as intra-abdominal fat area (IAFA) predicts metabolic diseases. Existing adiposity surrogates have not been systematically compared to a regression-based model derived in individuals of Japanese ancestry. We developed and validated a meth...

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Published in:J Diabetes Complications
Main Authors: Wander, Pandora L., Hayashi, Tomoshige, Sato, Kyoko Kogawa, Uehara, Shinichiro, Hikita, Yonezo, Leonetti, Donna L., Kahn, Steven E., Fujimoto, Wilfred Y., Boyko, Edward J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6174110/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30236542
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2018.09.004
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