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Thigh volume ratios assessed via stereovision body imaging as a predictor of visceral adiposity measured by magnetic resonance imaging
Author(s) -
FreelandGraves Jean,
Lee Jane,
Xu Bugao
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.747.3
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , medicine , volume (thermodynamics) , nuclear medicine , thigh , radiology , anatomy , physics , quantum mechanics
The efficacy of regional volumes of thigh ratios assessed by stereovision body imaging (SBI), as a predictor of visceral adipose tissue measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), was examined in this research. A total of 121 participants were measured for total/regional body volumes and ratios via SBI and abdominal subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue areas by MRI. The most reliable parameters to predict the accumulation of visceral adipose tissue depots compared to other body measurements were thigh to torso and thigh to abdomen‐hip volume ratios. Thigh volume in relation to torso [odds ratios (OR) 0.44] and abdomen‐hip (OR 0.41) volumes were negatively associated with increased risks of greater visceral adipose tissue depots, even after controlling for age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). Irrespective of BMI classification, men exhibited greater total body (80.95L vs. 72.41L), torso (39.26L vs. 34.13L), and abdomen‐hip (29.01L vs. 25.85L) volumes than women. Women had higher thigh volumes (4.93L vs. 3.99L) and lower‐body volume ratios [thigh to total body (0.07 vs. 0.05), thigh to torso (0.15 vs. 0.11), and thigh to abdomen‐hip (0.20 vs. 0.15); >p<0.05]. The unique parameters of the volumes of thigh, in relation to torso and abdomen‐hip, by SBI were highly effective in predicting deposition of visceral adipose tissue. NIH 3R21DK081206‐02S1