Visceral adiposity index is a better predictor to discriminate metabolic syndrome than other classical adiposity indices among young adults.

Mariela Vega-CárdenasMargarita Téran-GarcíaJuan Manuel Vargas-MoralesAldanely Padrón-SalasCelia Aradillas-García

Published in: American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council (2022)

VAI is a promising tool to identify MetS in the late adolescence setting. Among the novel adiposity indexes VAI, AIP, TyG index are able to determine MetS presence, while ABSI is not capable.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
young adults
adipose tissue
weight gain
skeletal muscle
depressive symptoms
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular risk factors