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October 22, 2010Annals of Medicine

Absolute value of visceral fat area measured on computed tomography scans and obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors in large-scale Japanese general population (the VACATION-J study)

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Population

12,443 subjects (10,080 males, 2,363 females) undergoing medical health check-ups at 9 centers in Japan

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

AHAki Hiuge-ShimizuKKKen KishidaTFTohru Funahashi

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Overview

May flag visceral fat area ≥100 cm² for risk factor accumulation in Japanese adults; leaves open prospective validation for screening or intervention.

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Population
12,443 subjects (10,080 males, 2,363 females) undergoing medical health check-ups at 9 centers in Japan
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Outcome
Obesity-related cardiovascular risk factor accumulation (hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and elevated blood pressure)surrogate

A visceral fat area of approximately 100 cm² on CT is a consistent threshold for the accumulation of cardiovascular risk factors in the Japanese population, regardless of age, gender, or BMI.

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Hiuge-Shimizu et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7045b0f44fa9f079dddad6https://doi.org/10.3109/07853890.2010.526138
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