Key result
Pericardial adipose tissue volume measured by CT was highly correlated with total abdominal visceral adipose tissue (Spearman R = 0.81; P < 0.0001).
Why the study?
Is pericardial adipose tissue volume measured by CT associated with visceral adipose tissue in subjects from a family study of type 2 diabetes?
Population
80 subjects randomly selected from a family study of sibling pairs concordant for type 2 diabetes and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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CT pericardial fat may surrogate visceral adipose tissue in T2D families; leaves open its value for CV risk stratification.
Cross-Sectional (n=80)
Is pericardial adipose tissue volume measured by CT associated with visceral adipose tissue in subjects from a family study of type 2 diabetes?
Effect estimate: Spearman R = 0.81
p-value: p=< 0.0001
Wheeler et al. (2005) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 diabetes (n=80). Pericardial adipose tissue volume was evaluated on Correlation between pericardial adipose tissue and total abdominal visceral adipose tissue (Spearman R = 0.81, p=< 0.0001). Pericardial adipose tissue volume measured by CT was highly correlated with total abdominal visceral adipose tissue (Spearman R = 0.81; P < 0.0001).
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