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Healthy US population reference values for CT visceral fat measurements and the impact of IV contrast, HU range, and spinal levels

Scientific Reports, 2022
Measurements of visceral adipose tissue cross-sectional area and radiation attenuation from computed tomography (CT) scans provide useful information about risk and mortality.
Brian A. Derstine, Sven A Holcombe, Brian E Ross, Nicholas C Wang, Stewart C Wang, Grace L Su   +5 more
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Obesity-Induced Hepatic Steatosis is Partly Mediated by Visceral Fat Accumulation in Overweight/Obese Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Obesity Facts, 2022
Introduction: We explored whether visceral fat accumulation mediates the development of hepatic steatosis in overweight and obese individuals. Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 769 overweight and obese outpatients aged 18 to 65 years.
Fengjing Liu, Si Chen, Xiao Li, Shaobo Li, Yunfeng Xiao, Junfeng Han, Yinfang Tu, Yuqian Bao, Wenkun Bai, Haoyong Yu   +9 more
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Association between visceral fat and influenza infection in Japanese adults: A population-based cross-sectional study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundSeveral studies have reported that obesity is associated with influenza infection; however, the role of visceral fat remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between visceral fat and influenza infection in ...
Keita Kinoshita, Naoki Ozato, Tohru Yamaguchi, Kenta Mori, Yoshihisa Katsuragi, Takuji Yasukawa, Koichi Murashita, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Kazushige Ihara   +8 more
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Association of visceral fat area (VFA) with influenza infection according to the VFA group in 2019.

, 2022
Association of visceral fat area (VFA) with influenza infection according to the VFA group in 2019.
Koichi Murashita (8604933), Shigeyuki Nakaji (501233), Takuji Yasukawa (13154978), Tohru Yamaguchi (13154975), Naoki Ozato (13154972), Kenta Mori (2802646), Yoshihisa Katsuragi (4380031), Kazushige Ihara (7411106), Keita Kinoshita (796987)   +8 more
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A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiome and visceral fat accumulation

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020
Purpose: Visceral fat is an independent risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular disease. The study aimed to investigate the associations between gut microbiome and visceral fat.
Xiaomin Nie, Jiarui Chen, Xiaojing Ma, Yueqiong Ni, Yun Shen, Haoyong Yu, Gianni Panagiotou, Yuqian Bao   +7 more
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Pylorus‐preserving versus Pylorus‐resecting: Impact on dynamic changes of nutrition and body composition in pancreatic cancer patients before and after pancreatoduodenectomy

Cancer Medicine, 2023
Objectives To investigate if different methods of pancreatoduodenectomy (with or without pyloric preservation) would have different impacts on postoperative nutrition and body composition changes among pancreatic cancer patients.
Qianna Jin, Qianqian Ren, Xiaona Chang, Xiaoming Lu, Guobin Wang, Nan He   +5 more
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Sensitivity analysis of VFA subgroup.

, 2023
Abbreviations: VFA, visceral fat area; CI, confidence intervals. (TIF)
Shouqiang Fu (14334198), Jing Xu (15337), Ximing Liu (5620116), Liwei Zhang (490121), Xiaoyun Zhu (187050)   +4 more
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Impact of body fat distribution on neoadjuvant chemotherapy outcomes in advanced breast cancer patients

Cancer Medicine, 2016
Obesity is known to decrease the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) against breast cancer; however, the relationship between actual body composition and NAC outcomes remains unknown.
Toshiaki Iwase, Takafumi Sangai, Takeshi Nagashima, Masahiro Sakakibara, Junta Sakakibara, Shouko Hayama, Emi Ishigami, Takahito Masuda, Masaru Miyazaki   +8 more
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The value of sex-specific abdominal visceral fat as measured via CT as a predictor of clear renal cell carcinoma T stage

Adipocyte, 2021
Although much is known about how adipose tissue affects the development of clear cell renal carcinoma (ccRCC), little information is available for the utility of sex-specific abdominal visceral fat composition as a predictor of clear cell renal carcinoma
Hao Guo, Wenlei Zhao, Aijie Wang, Mingzhuo Li, Heng Ma, Fang Wang, Qing Wang, Xinru Ba   +7 more
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Comparison of Computed Tomography-based Abdominal Adiposity Indexes as Predictors of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Middle-aged Korean Men and Women [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2020
Objectives: We compared the associations of 3 computed tomography (CT)-based abdominal adiposity indexes with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among middle-aged Korean men and women.
Jongmin Baek, Sun Jae Jung, Jee-Seon Shim, Yong Woo Jeon, Eunsun Seo, Hyeon Chang Kim   +5 more
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