Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015-2016.

Marie Wasmuth Lundblad Bjarne K Jacobsen Jonas Johansson Emanuella De Lucia Rolfe Sameline Grimsgaard Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock

Published in: Journal of obesity (2021)

These VAT reference values and thresholds, developed in a sample of adults of Norwegian origin, could be applied to other studies with similar populations using the same DXA device and protocols. The associations between VAT and cardiometabolic risk factors were similar across different measurement units of VAT.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
risk factors
body composition
insulin resistance
bone mineral density
high fat diet
magnetic resonance imaging
middle aged
metabolic syndrome
dual energy
postmenopausal women
community dwelling
genetic diversity
skeletal muscle