Effects of abdominal visceral fat compared with those of subcutaneous fat on the association between PM10 and hypertension in Korean men: A cross-sectional study

Abstract Objective We sought to evaluate associations between postpartum plasma adipokine concentrations among women with a history of preeclampsia (PE) without severe features (MPE), PE with severe features (SPE), and no PE (NPE). We also investigated relationships between adipokines and computed tomography (CT)-quantified measures of visceral fat (VF) area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area (SCFA). Study Design We performed a secondary analysis of data collected as part of a previously performed cross-sectional study at our institution. Women with and without a history of PE were recruited in 10 years after delivery. VFA and SCFA measures were performed by CT scan. Anthropometric data and peripheral blood samples from subjects were collected concurrently. Results Plasma adiponectin concentrations (µg/mL) were significantly lower among MPE (18.5 ± 7.1) compared with NPE (27.3 ± 13.8) and SPE (25.7 ± 9.6). Leptin (p = 0.32) and resistin (p = 0.93) concentrations were similar among the groups. Adiponectin concentrations more closely aligned with VFA (β = −0.001, p = 0.03), while resistin concentrations trended toward correlating with SCFA (β = 0.02, p = 0.05). Leptin was not preferential to VFA or SCFA. Conclusion VF distribution may contribute to the variation in PE phenotype. Adiponectin specifically may be a promising marker representing VFA.

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Gender Stratified Analyses of the Association of Skinfold Thickness with Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study in General Northeastern Chinese Residents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15122748 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 2748

Author(s):

Yuyan Liu ◽

Yongfang Li ◽

Jing He ◽

Ping Ma ◽

Luyang Yu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chinese Women ◽

Subcutaneous Fat ◽

Skinfold Thickness ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Subscapular Skinfold Thickness ◽

Overweight Or Obesity

The association of hypertension with skinfold thickness (ST) in adults is not clear. Our study was aimed at finding out the association of hypertension with ST in different gender and obesity categories. This is a cross-sectional study based on 2336 Chinese residents (767 men). Both subscapular skinfold thickness (SST) and tricep skinfold thickness (TST) were examined. We estimated the association of hypertension with per SD increase of SST and TST using multivariable logistic regression analyses in men and women. Six subgroups were stratified using cutoff points of body mass index (BMI) and ST: larger and smaller ST in normal weight (BMI < 24 kg/m2), overweight (24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2), respectively. The association of hypertension with ST was only shown in women after adjustment for other risk factors. Among women of the normal weight subgroup, higher prevalence of hypertension was shown in those with larger ST. No difference of the prevalence of hypertension was found between women with larger ST in the normal weight subgroup and those with smaller ST in overweight or obesity subgroups. Our study suggested that even for people with normal weight, it was necessary to monitor the subcutaneous fat using ST for preventing hypertension at least in general Chinese women.

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Cross-sectional study of the association between day-to-day home blood pressure variability and visceral fat area measured using the dual impedance method

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0206945 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (11) ◽

pp. e0206945 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Junko Kuwabara ◽

Koichiro Kuwahara ◽

Yoshihiro Kuwabara ◽

Shinji Yasuno ◽

Yasuaki Nakagawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Blood Pressure Variability ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Home Blood Pressure ◽

Impedance Method ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Visceral Fat Area ◽

Cross Sectional

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Association between lifestyle-related disorders and visceral fat mass in Japanese males: a hospital based cross-sectional study

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1007/s12199-014-0411-9 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 429-435 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Hironobu Sanada ◽

Hirohide Yokokawa ◽

Junichi Yatabe ◽

Scott M. Williams ◽

Robin A. Felder ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fat Mass ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Association between breath methane concentration and visceral fat area: a population-based cross-sectional study

Journal of Breath Research ◽

10.1088/1752-7163/ab61c6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 026008

Author(s):

Naoki Ozato ◽

Shinichiro Saito ◽

Tohru Yamaguchi ◽

Mitsuhiro Katashima ◽

Itoyo Tokuda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visceral Fat ◽

Methane Concentration ◽

Population Based ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Visceral Fat Area ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Breath Methane

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P1-307: CENTRAL OBESITY AND DEMENTIA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WITH DIRECT MEASURES OF VISCERAL FAT

Alzheimer s & Dementia ◽

10.1016/j.jalz.2014.05.548 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. P423-P424

Author(s):

Claudia Kimie Suemoto ◽

Anderson Cuelho ◽

Lea Tenenholz Grinberg ◽

Renata Elaine Paraizo Leite ◽

Aline Nishizawa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Visceral Fat ◽

Central Obesity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Direct Measures

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Serum retinol binding protein 4 is associated with visceral fat in human with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease without known diabetes: a cross-sectional study

Lipids in Health and Disease ◽

10.1186/s12944-015-0033-2 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Xinxia Chang ◽

Hongmei Yan ◽

Hua Bian ◽

Mingfeng Xia ◽

Linshan Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Liver Disease ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Fatty Liver Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Retinol Binding Protein ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Serum Retinol ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ◽

Retinol Binding Protein 4

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Correlation of Visceral Fat Area with Metabolic Risk Factors in Romanian Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Romanian Journal of Diabetes Nutrition and Metabolic Diseases ◽

10.1515/rjdnmd-2015-0046 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (4) ◽

pp. 393-402 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anca Hâncu ◽

Gabriela Radulian

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Liver Fat ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Visceral Fat Area ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Previous Diagnosis ◽

Obesity Hypertension

AbstractBackground and Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between visceral fat area (VFA), estimated by bioimpedance, and cardiovascular risk factors independent of BMI and waist circumference in a cohort of Romanian patients. Material and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study, in which were collected data from 751 patients ≥18 years of age from Cluj-Napoca. Anthropometric, biochemistry, body composition and medical history parameters were recorded from patients’ files. Results: Compared with the participants with VFA <100 cm2, those with VFA ≥100 cm2had significantly worse levels of the laboratory parameters describing the glycemic metabolism, lipid metabolism and liver functions (p <0.05 for all). A higher percentage of participants with VFA ≥100 cm2had diabetes, obesity, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia and hypo-HDL cholesterolemia (p <0.05 for all). VFA was correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, total and LDL-cholesterol levels, triglycerides, ALT, previous diagnosis of diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia and hypo-HDL cholesterolemia independent of BMI and waist circumference. Conclusions: Among this cohort of Romanian adults, an increasing level of visceral adiposity was correlated with worse lipid and glucose metabolism parameters as well as with increased levels of ALT, which probably reflects liver fat deposition.

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Association between Visceral or Subcutaneous Fat Accumulation and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide among Japanese Subjects: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Clinical Medicine ◽

10.3390/jcm10061315 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1315

Author(s):

Yoshinori Hayashi ◽

Hirohide Yokokawa ◽

Hiroshi Fukuda ◽

Mizue Saita ◽

Taiju Miyagami ◽

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Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Multiple Linear Regression ◽

Natriuretic Peptide ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Subcutaneous Fat ◽

Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: Some previous studies have shown reduced levels of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in individuals with obesity. We aimed to estimate the relationship between BNP and abdominal fat distribution, adjusted for confounding factors. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 1806 Japanese individuals (981 men and 825 women) who underwent a medical health check-up. Analyzed data included age, sex, visceral fat area (VFA), and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) as obtained from computed tomography, blood pressure, and blood test results including BNP. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the association between BNP, VFA, and SFA after adjusting for age, sex, comorbidities, and body mass index. Results: In the models analyzed separately for VFA and SFA, BNP correlated independently with VFA in multiple linear regression analysis among all subjects and in both men and women, while SFA correlated inversely with BNP in all subjects and women but not in men. In the model that included both VFA and SFA, BNP correlated independently with VFA, but SFA and BNP were not correlated in any models. Conclusion: Higher VFA showed an independent, significant association with lower BNP. In addition, the inverse correlation with BNP was stronger for VFA than for SFA.

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The visceral fat area to leg muscle mass ratio is significantly associated with the risk of hyperuricemia among women: a cross-sectional study

Biology of Sex Differences ◽

10.1186/s13293-021-00360-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Xiao-He Wang ◽

Wei-Ran Jiang ◽

Min-Ying Zhang ◽

Ying-Xin Shi ◽

Yun-Ping Ji ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visceral Fat ◽

Density Lipoprotein ◽

Positive Association ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Significant Positive Association ◽

Visceral Fat Area ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menopausal Women ◽

Leg Muscle

Abstract Background A significant positive association was found in previous studies among obesity, visceral fat accumulation, and hyperuricemia. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between the ratio of visceral fat area to leg muscle mass (VFA-to-LMM) and hyperuricemia, and verify the role of gender differences in the association. Methods A total of 3393 (43.3% are men) participants from Tianjin Union Medical Center-Health Management Center were recruited for this cross-sectional study. The VFA-to-LMM ratio was used as the independent variable. Hyperuricemia, a serum uric acid level ≥ 416 μmol/L in men and in menopausal women and ≥ 357 μmol/L in premenopausal women, was used as the dependent variable. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio and the 95% confidence interval between the VFA-to-LMM ratio and hyperuricemia. Results The overall prevalence of hyperuricemia was 14.8% (8.9% in women, and 22.5% in men). After adjustment by age, smoking status (for males), menopause status (for females), drinking status, exercise frequency, blood pressure, alanine aminotransferase, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, creatinine, and history of diseases, a strong positive association was found between the VFA-to-LMM ratio and hyperuricemia in both men (4th vs. 1st quartile 1.60, 95%CI: 1.03–2.49) and women (4th vs. 1st quartile 5.22, 95%CI: 2.44–12.56). After additional adjustment by BMI, there was still a significant positive association in women (4th vs. 1st quartile 2.57, 95%CI: 1.06–6.77). The results of subgroup analysis showed that pre-menopausal women (4th vs. 1st quartile OR: 3.61) have a higher risk of hyperuricemia than postmenopausal women (4th vs. 1st quartile OR: 1.94) with the increase of the VFA-to-LMM ratio. Besides, the interaction analysis results showed the highest risk of hyperuricemia when VFA and LMM were both in the highest quantile (OR: 11.50; 95% CI: 4.86–31.98). Conclusion The VFA-to-LMM ratio was positively associated with the risk of hyperuricemia in women after adjustment by confounders. Pre-menopausal women have a higher risk of hyperuricemia than postmenopausal women with the increase of the VFA-to-LMM ratio. In addition, the highest risk of hyperuricemia was demonstrated when both VFA and LMM were at the highest quartile.

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