Key result
A higher subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio was associated with significantly lower odds of metabolic syndrome in men (OR 0.5; 95% CI 0.3-0.7) and women (OR 0.2; 95% CI 0.1-0.5).
Why the study?
Does a higher abdominal subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio correlate with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=2,655)
Does a higher abdominal subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio correlate with a lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Korean adults?
Higher abdominal subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio is inversely correlated with the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, suggesting a potential protective role of subcutaneous fat when adjusting for visceral fat.
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Hypothesis-generating for fat distribution in metabolic syndrome; does not support practice change without prospective confirmation.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the correlation between abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) in Korean adults after adjusting for the effects of visceral adipose tissue (VAT). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: The SAT/VAT ratio (SVR) was calculated using abdominal computed tomography in 2,655 subjects. We used regression analyses to assess whether the SVR predicted MetS. RESULTS: For both sexes, the prevalence of elevated triglycerides, reduced HDL, and elevated fasting glucose significantly decreased with increasing quintiles of SVR (P for trend < 0.05). The prevalence and odds ratios of MetS significantly decreased as the SVR increased (men: odds ratio 0.5 [95% CI 0.3-0.7]; women: 0.2 [0.1-0.5] for comparisons of lowest vs. highest quintile; P for trend < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: After adjustment for VAT, abdominal SAT was inversely correlated with the occurrence of MetS.
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Kim et al. (2011) conducted a cross-sectional in Metabolic syndrome (n=2,655). Subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio (SVR) vs. Lowest vs. highest quintile of SVR was evaluated on Metabolic syndrome (OR 0.5 (men), OR 0.2 (women), 95% CI 0.3-0.7 (men), 0.1-0.5 (women), p=<0.05). A higher subcutaneous to visceral adipose tissue ratio was associated with significantly lower odds of metabolic syndrome in men (OR 0.5; 95% CI 0.3-0.7) and women (OR 0.2; 95% CI 0.1-0.5).
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