Open AccessCorrelation of abdominal adiposity with components of metabolic syndrome, anthropometric parameters and Insulin resistance, in obese and non obese, diabetics and non diabetics: A cross sectional observational study. (Mysore Visceral Adiposity in Diabetes Study)
Author(s) -
Manjunath Premanath,
Basavanagowdappa Hathur,
Mahesh Mahadevaiah,
M Suresh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.139231
Subject(s) - medicine , insulin resistance , waist , abdominal obesity , body mass index , metabolic syndrome , anthropometry , obesity , population , diabetes mellitus , lipid profile , insulin , endocrinology , gastroenterology , environmental health
To measure Visceral Fat (VF) and Subcutaneous Fat (SCF) by ultrasound, in obese and non-obese diabetics and obese and non-obese non diabetics, in a South Indian (Asian Indian) Population and correlate them with Body Mass Index (BMI), Waist Circumference (WC), components of metabolic syndrome and Insulin Resistance (IR).