Key result
Visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) was a poor predictor of metabolic syndrome (AUC 0.46 in men, 0.55 in women), whereas SAT and VAT were significantly affected by its presence.
Why the study?
Visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) reflects the relative distribution of abdominal adiposity, but its diagnostic value for identifying metabolic syndrome compared to VAT and SAT required evaluation in obese Egyptians.
Does visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) have diagnostic value in identifying metabolic syndrome compared with VAT and SAT in obese adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=456)
Does visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) have diagnostic value in identifying metabolic syndrome compared with VAT and SAT in obese adults?
Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue, but not their ratio, are significantly affected by metabolic syndrome, and VSR is not a useful predictor of metabolic syndrome in obese adults.
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VSR lacks diagnostic value for metabolic syndrome in obese adults; cross-sectional data leave open whether VAT or SAT quantification aids risk stratification.
Background: Visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) may be more crucial than visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue per se. It reflects relative distribution of abdominal adiposity which is a better indicator of cardio-metabolic risk. Aim: to examine if the VSR has diagnostic value in identifying metabolic syndrome (MS) compared with VAT and SAT among sample of obese Egyptians. Subjects and Methods: The over here study included 456 obese Egyptian adults (106 male and 350 female), ageing across 25- 55 years. All participants subjected to blood pressure and anthropometric assessment, abdominal ultrasound, and laboratory tests. Results: Males had quite high level of triglycerides and low HDL than females, who had significantly higher frequency of wide WC than men. There was insignificant sex difference in the frequency of MS. VAT and SAT were significantly higher in presence of wide WC and hypertension among both sexes. Also, VSR was significantly higher in presence of wide WC and hypertension among women only. While presence of MS led to significantly higher value of SAT among men, and VAT among women. Area under the curves (AUCs) for VAT, SAT and VSR; to predict MS; were 0.59, 0.63 and 0.46 among men and 0.63, 0.56 and 0.55 among women. Conclusion: Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue; not visceral/subcutaneous ratio; were significantly affected by the presence of MS in both sexes. SAT was significantly superior among men, while VAT was superior among women. VSR cannot be used as a predictor of MS.
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Hassan et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity and metabolic syndrome (n=456). Visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) vs. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) was evaluated on Prediction of metabolic syndrome (AUC). Visceral to subcutaneous adiposity ratio (VSR) was a poor predictor of metabolic syndrome (AUC 0.46 in men, 0.55 in women), whereas SAT and VAT were significantly affected by its presence.
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