Accuracy of Longitudinal Assessment of Visceral Adipose Tissue by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Children with Obesity.
Katrin A DiasJoyce S RamosMatthew P WallenPeter S W DaviesPeter A CainGary M LeongCharlotte B IngulJeff S CoombesShelley Elizabeth KeatingPublished in: Journal of obesity (2019)
Although DXA-VAT outcomes were strongly associated with MRI-VAT outcomes at baseline, estimates were subject to proportional bias in children with obesity and normal weight. DXA lacks validity for detecting changes in VAT among children with obesity. This trial is registered with NCT01991106.
Keyphrases
- dual energy
- insulin resistance
- computed tomography
- weight loss
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- weight gain
- young adults
- type diabetes
- contrast enhanced
- image quality
- body composition
- high fat diet induced
- bone mineral density
- magnetic resonance imaging
- high fat diet
- body mass index
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical trial
- magnetic resonance
- cross sectional
- phase iii
- phase ii
- double blind