Open AccessComputer-aided tomography and anthropometry in the diagnosis of visceral obesity in men
Author(s) -
I. V. Dvoryashina,
И. В. Дворяшина,
Т. Н. Иванова,
Т. Н. Иванова,
I. A. Rogozina,
I. A. Rogozina,
Alexei Korobitsyn,
Alexei Korobitsyn
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11518
Subject(s) - waist , medicine , circumference , anthropometry , obesity , abdominal obesity , sagittal plane , abdomen , visceral fat , computed tomography , tomography , radiology , geometry , mathematics , insulin resistance
A total of 153 men with obesity of different degree and 51 men with normal body weight aged 40-60 years were examined in order to detect a relationship between anthropometric parameters and computer tomography data characterizing the accumulation of abdominal fat at different sites. Body weight, height, waist and hips circumferences, and cutaneo-fatty folds were measured. The area of total abdominal fatty tissue, vis- ceral and subcutaneous fat were evaluated by computer tomography; scanning of the abdominal cavity showed images of two sections (at the levels of the 2-3 and 4-5 lumbar verte brae). The results indicate that abdominal obesity in men is characterized by predominant accumulation of fatty tissue in visceral fat depots. The most informative anthropometric markers of the degree of visceral fat accumulation are sagittal diameter and waist circumference. Sagittal diameter 21.1 cm and waist circumference 95.9 cm and more indicate pronounced visceral obesity (93.2 and 88.9% examinees, respectively). These anthropometric parameters are recommended for the diagnosis of visceral obesity in clinical practice.