Why the study?
Does single-slice VAT measurement accurately predict total abdominal VAT volume in pediatric patients?
Population
130 pediatric abdomen CT scans, stratified according to age and gender
Comparison
Single-slice VAT measurement at intervertebral… vs Total abdominal VAT volume
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports simplified pediatric VAT estimation via single-slice CT or waist circumference; hypothesis-generating pending outcome validation.
Does single-slice VAT measurement accurately predict total abdominal VAT volume in pediatric patients?
Single-slice CT measurements at specific lumbar levels (L2-L3 in females, L1-L2 or L5-S1 in males) and waist circumference are highly representative of total visceral adipose tissue volume in children.
O’Connor et al. (2015) studied this question.
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