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Correlation of anthropometry with CT in Mexican‐American women
Author(s) -
Keller Colleen,
Chintapalli Kedar,
Lancaster Jack
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199904)22:2<145::aid-nur6>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , anthropometry , subcutaneous fat , thigh , nuclear medicine , abdomen , waist–hip ratio , body mass index , abdominal fat , radiology , surgery , adipose tissue , obesity
Measurement of regional fat has commonly been accomplished by extrapolation from anthropometric measures. Recent studies of White and Black women have demonstrated differences in intra‐abdominal fat, using computerized tomographic (CT) techniques. These same estimates were computed for 48 Mexican American women who were undergoing CT for diagnostic purposes. Waist‐hip ratios, waist‐thigh ratios, and sagittal diameter index were also calculated. Four (7mm) CT slices between L—4 and L ‐ 5 were analyzed with imaging software. The volume of both subcutaneous and visceral fat was estimated. Like other minority women, Mexican American women had less intra‐abdominal fat than subcutaneous fat, which is important because of the association of excess intra‐abdominal fat with cardiovascular risk. Intra‐abdominal fat volume was significantly predicted by only one variable, sagittal abdominal diameter, while subcutaneous fat volume was predicted by hip and thigh circumferences. © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 22:145–153, 1999