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Reproducibility of ultrasonography as an assessment tool for abdominal adipose tissue

Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
The growing demand for practical, accessible, and clinically meaningful diagnostic strategies to assess visceral adiposity has spurred the exploration of alternative methods for evaluating body composition.
Nadja Fernandes da Silva, Cláudia Porto Sabino Pinho, Fabíola Lima de Albuquerque, Alcides da Silva Diniz   +3 more
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Value of computed tomography-defined visceral fat area as a risk factor for endometrial cancer

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2021
Objective: Obesity is a risk factor for endometrial cancer. Recently, visceral fat is strongly associated with obesity-related carcinogenesis, more than subcutaneous fat.
Jae-hyun Cho, Jeong Sig Kim, Suyeon Park, Woo Young Kim   +3 more
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The relation between visceral adipose tissue accumulation and biochemical tests in university students. [PDF]

, 2005
We evaluated the visceral adipose tissue accumulation in university students in Okayama prefecture, Japan. Fifty-eight Japanese university students (10 men and 48 women, age 18.4 +/- 0.6 years)were enrolled in this study.
Fujii, Masafumi, Kira, Shohei, Kogashiwa, Michiko, Miyatake, Nobuyuki, Wang, Da-Hong, Yamasato, Teruhiro   +5 more
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Association Between Coffee Consumption and Visceral Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study

Obesities
Objective: To investigate the association between coffee consumption and visceral obesity (VO). Methods: We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional, observational study using data from 45,630 participants who underwent a general health check-up ...
Yoshinori Hayashi, Noriko Sasabe, Hiroshi Taniguchi, Toshiaki Gunji   +3 more
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Associations between diet, physical activity and body fat distribution: a cross sectional study in an Indian population. [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a growing health problem in India and worldwide, due to changes in lifestyle. This study aimed to explore the independent associations between dietary and physical activity exposure variables and total body fat and distribution in ...
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav, Bowen, Liza, Ebrahim, Shah, Ekelund, Ulf, Kinra, Sanjay, Krishna, KV Radha, Kulkarni, Bharati, Kuper, Hannah, Sullivan, Ruth, Taylor, Amy E, Wells, Jonathan CK   +10 more
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Simple Measurement of Intra-abdominal Fat for Abdominal Surgery Outcome Prediction [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2010
To assess the effect of increasing body mass index, intra-abdominal fat, and outer abdominal fat on outcome in patients undergoing major hepatectomy.Cohort study.Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.We studied patients aged 19 to 86 years undergoing major hepatic resection between June 18, 1996, and November 6, 2001. Complications were extracted from
Katherine, Morris, Scott, Tuorto, Mithat, Gönen, Lawrence, Schwartz, Ronald, DeMatteo, Michael, D'Angelica, William R, Jarnagin, Yuman, Fong   +7 more
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Gastrointestinal Gas and Abdominal Fat Quantity Measured by Three-Dimensional Abdominal Computed Tomography in Patients with Functional Bloating

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to assess whether increased intestinal gas or fat content in the abdominal cavity is related to abdominal bloating, using three-dimensional abdominal computed tomography scan.
Hong Sub Lee, Jai Keun Kim, Joo Sung Sun, Kwang Jae Lee   +3 more
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Associations of Perirenal Fat Thickness with Renal and Systemic Calcified Atherosclerosis. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundWe investigated associations between perirenal fat thickness and atherosclerotic calcification in six different vascular beds.MethodsUsing a community-based cohort (n=3,919), perirenal fat thickness was estimated from computed tomography scans.
Allison, Matthew A, Criqui, Michael H, Denenberg, Julie O, Koo, Bo Kyung, Wright, C Michael   +4 more
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Short-term effects of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists on fat distribution in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasonography study [PDF]

, 2015
AIMS:Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) induce weight loss and reduction in adipose tissue, but the effects of GLP-1 RA on the distribution of fat deposits have been poorly investigated. METHODS: In 25 patients with type 2 diabetes (16
Carnevale, Vincenzo, Dagostino, Mariangela Pia, Fallarino, Mara, Filardi, Tiziana, Lenzi, Andrea, Mandosi, Elisabetta, Morano, Susanna, Nieddu, Luciano, Romagnoli, Elisabetta, Turinese, Irene   +9 more
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Excess Early Postnatal Weight Gain Leads to Increased Abdominal Fat in Young Children

International Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Background. Increased childhood weight gain has been associated with later adiposity. Whether excess early postnatal weight gain plays a role in childhood abdominal fat is unknown. Design. In the ongoing Wheezing Illnesses Study Leidsche Rijn (WHISTLER),
Annemieke M. V. Evelein, Frank L. J. Visseren, Cornelis K. van der Ent, Diederick E. Grobbee, Cuno S. P. M. Uiterwaal   +4 more
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