Why the study?
Does measuring visceral adipose tissue volume at sites 5-6 cm above L4-L5 improve prediction of cardiovascular risk factors compared to the standard L4-L5 site in obese Japanese men?
Does measuring visceral adipose tissue volume at sites 5-6 cm above L4-L5 improve prediction of cardiovascular risk factors compared to the standard L4-L5 site in obese Japanese men?
Measuring visceral adipose tissue 5-6 cm above the L4-L5 intervertebral space provides a more accurate estimation of cardiovascular risk factors and their changes following exercise in obese Japanese men compared to the traditional L4-L5 site.
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May support refined VAT slice selection to track exercise-related metabolic shifts in obese men; leaves open whether it improves CV risk prediction over standard L4-L5.
So et al. (2012) studied this question.
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