Open AccessMRI sagittal abdominal diameter is a stronger predictor of metabolic syndrome than visceral fat area or waist circumference in a high-risk vascular cohort
Author(s) -
Michel Hoenig
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s10787
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , circumference , metabolic syndrome , cohort , abdominal obesity , intra abdominal fat , sagittal plane , magnetic resonance imaging , cardiology , visceral fat , radiology , obesity , insulin resistance , geometry , mathematics
To determine whether sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is associated with the metabolic syndrome independently of visceral fat area (VFA) and waist circumference (WC).
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