Comparison of single-slice CT and DXA-derived measures of central adiposity in South African women.
Florence E DavidsonTandi E MatshaRajiv T ErasmusSaaiga IsmailAndre Pascal KengneJulia H GoedeckePublished in: European journal of clinical nutrition (2020)
DXA overestimated VAT and abdominal SAT in a sample of middle-aged mixed-ancestry South African women. VAT variance was fixed in the obesity category, an indication that DXA may be valid in measuring VAT in obese people.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- body composition
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- insulin resistance
- bone mineral density
- middle aged
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- computed tomography
- image quality
- type diabetes
- pregnancy outcomes
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- postmenopausal women
- breast cancer risk
- high fat diet induced
- bariatric surgery
- pregnant women
- skeletal muscle
- positron emission tomography
- body mass index
- physical activity
- genome wide association study