Measurement of abdominal fat by CT compared to waist circumference and BMI in explaining the presence of coronary calcium.
J K Snell-BergeonJ E HokansonG L KinneyD DabeleaJ EhrlichR H EckelL OgdenM RewersPublished in: International journal of obesity and related metabolic disorders : journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity (2005)
CT-based obesity exposure measures are not superior to BMI or waist circumference in association studies of subclinical CAD.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- weight gain
- coronary artery disease
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- coronary artery
- adipose tissue
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- positron emission tomography
- body weight
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- fatty acid
- skeletal muscle
- aortic stenosis
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic valve