Correlation of body visceral fat rating with serum lipid profile and fasting blood sugar in obese adults using a noninvasive machine

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Apichai Wattanapisit¹  Wandee Chanprasertpinyo²  Nopporn Thamrongrat²  Chuchard Punsawad³  Suttida Sangpoom³  Naparat Sukkriang³ 

[1] Corresponding author.;

[2] Walailak University Hospital, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand;

[3] School of Medicine, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, 80160 Thailand;

关键词: Obesity;    Non-invasive machine;    Visceral fat;    Serum lipid profile;    Fasting blood sugar;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Increased visceral fat is associated with an increased mortality rate. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a noninvasive method to assess visceral fat that is easily accessible and avoids exposure to radiation. It is unknown how a visceral fat rating from a noninvasive machine correlates with the serum lipid profile and fasting blood sugar (FBS). The aim of this research is to study the correlation of the visceral fat rating obtained by a noninvasive method with the serum lipid profile and FBS. This cross-sectional study involved 90 obese adults, ranging in age from 18 to 60 years old. The visceral fat rating was measured by BIA. The results demonstrated that significant positive correlations were found between the serum triglycerides and visceral fat rating (r = 0.287, P = 0.006) and between the FBS and visceral fat rating (r = 0.210, P = 0.047). There was a negative correlation between the serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and visceral fat rating (r = -0.322, P = 0.002). In conclusion, statistically significant positive correlations were found between the serum triglycerides and visceral fat rating and between the FBS and visceral fat rating, and a negative correlation was found between the serum HDL-cholesterol and visceral fat rating.

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