Key result
Higher waist circumference and visceral fat area were significantly associated with elevated glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and insulin concentrations (P<0.05).
Why the study?
Is waist circumference a reliable indicator of visceral fat and associated with adverse lipid and glucose metabolic biomarkers in abdominally obese Chinese adults?
Population
155 overweight and obese Chinese adults, with a subset of 118 participants having visceral fat area ≥ 100…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May flag glucose metabolic risk via waist circumference in obese adults; leaves open causality and needs prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=155)
Is waist circumference a reliable indicator of visceral fat and associated with adverse lipid and glucose metabolic biomarkers in abdominally obese Chinese adults?
p-value: p=<0.05
Waist circumference is a moderate predictor for visceral fat and provides a feasible measurement to estimate glucose metabolic risks in abdominally obese adults.
Xu et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Overweight and obesity (n=155). Visceral fat area and waist circumference was evaluated on Lipid and glucose metabolic biomarkers (p=<0.05). Higher waist circumference and visceral fat area were significantly associated with elevated glucose, hemoglobin A1c, and insulin concentrations (P<0.05).
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