Key result
In non-obese Chinese adults, visceral fat area at the L2/3 level showed a stronger correlation with hepatic fatty infiltration than at the L4/5 level (r = -0.476 vs -0.340 for CTLP in men, p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does visceral adipose tissue area measured by CT correlate with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese Chinese adults?
Cross-Sectional (n=454)
No
Does visceral adipose tissue area measured by CT correlate with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in non-obese Chinese adults?
Effect estimate: r = -0.476
p-value: p=<0.001
In non-obese Chinese adults, visceral fat area measured by CT at the L2/3 level correlates more strongly with hepatic fatty infiltration than measurements at the standard L4/5 level.
CT visceral fat at L2/3 may better reflect hepatic steatosis than L4/5 in non-obese adults; leaves open its role in NAFLD risk stratification.
Objective: To investigate the correlation between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and visceral adipose tissue in non-obese Chinese adults using computed tomography (CT). Materials and Methods: ). Visceral fat area (VFA) and total fat area (TFA) at L2/3 and L4/5 levels were measured, and the abdominal subcutaneous fat area (SFA) was calculated. Bivariate correlation analysis was carried out to determine the correlation among these factors. Results: < 0.001). Conclusion: In non-obese Chinese adults, the degree of hepatic fatty infiltration showed a strong correlation with abdominal fat on CT. VFA at L2/3 level was more closely related to fatty liver compared with VFA at L4/5 level.
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Yu et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) (n=454). Visceral adipose tissue (VFA) vs. Subcutaneous fat area (SFA) was evaluated on Correlation between attenuation value of liver parenchyma (CTLP) and visceral fat area (VFA) at L2/3 level in men (r = -0.476, p=<0.001). In non-obese Chinese adults, visceral fat area at the L2/3 level showed a stronger correlation with hepatic fatty infiltration than at the L4/5 level (r = -0.476 vs -0.340 for CTLP in men, p<0.001).
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