Population
571 Japanese subjects who underwent medical health checkups, mean age 53±9 years. Excluded: diabetic…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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VFA may better identify clustered cardiometabolic risks than SFA; leaves open incremental value beyond routine measures in prospective cohorts.
Visceral fat area is a significantly better indicator than subcutaneous fat area for identifying the clustering of obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged Japanese individuals.
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