Thoracic Visceral Adipose Tissue Area and Pulmonary Hypertension in Lung Transplant Candidates. The Lung Transplant Body Composition Study

We investigated the effect of exercise training on body composition change in women. Nineteen Mexican-American and 18 Korean premenopausal overweight/obese women were randomized into one of the following groups: control, low-intensity training group (LI), and high-intensity training group (HI). Subjects completed 12 weeks of training at 50–56% maximal oxygen consumption (LI) or 65–70% maximal oxygen consumption (HI). Body composition components were measured at baseline and after training using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for Mexican-Americans, while whole-body composition was measured by the direct segmental multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis and abdominal fat was measured by single-slice computed tomography for Koreans. Data were analyzed using mixed-model repeated measures independent of age, ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI). Exercise training showed a significant effect on BMI, fat percentage, fat mass, lean mass, and visceral adipose tissue area. HI significantly decreased fat mass and fat percentage but increased lean mass (all P<0.05). LI significantly reduced BMI, fat mass, fat percentage, and visceral adipose tissue area but increased lean mass (all P<0.05). Exercise training had a beneficial effect on reducing BMI, fat percentage, fat mass, and visceral adipose tissue area but had no effect on increasing lean mass for Mexican-American and Korean premenopausal overweight/obese women.

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Midregional Proadrenomedullin Can Reflect the Accumulation of Visceral Adipose Tissue—A Key to Explaining the Obesity Paradox

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17113968 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (11) ◽

pp. 3968 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Teruhide Koyama ◽

Nagato Kuriyama ◽

Ritei Uehara

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Adipose Tissue ◽

Visceral Adipose Tissue ◽

Fat Distribution ◽

Obesity Paradox ◽

Selection Method ◽

Forward Selection ◽

Metabolic Equivalents ◽

Visceral Adipose ◽

Subcutaneous Adipose

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate whether plasma midregional proadrenomedullin (MR-proADM) reflected body composition, such as body mass index (BMI), visceral adipose tissue (VAT), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), VAT/SAT ratio, body fat mass (BFM), and skeletal muscle mass (SMM). Methods: A total of 2244 individuals (727 men and 1517 women) were included in the study. Multiple regression analysis was performed to assess the combined influence of variables: age, daily alcohol consumption, Brinkman index, sleeping time, metabolic equivalents, anamnesis for hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and body composition of MR-proADM, by using a stepwise forward selection method. Results: MR-proADM was significantly related to all anthropometric indices (BMI, VAT, SAT, VAT/SAT ratio, BFM, and SMM) in men and women. On the basis of a stepwise forward selection method, VAT (men: beta = 0.184, p < 0.001, women: beta = 0.203, p < 0.001) and BFM (beta = 0.181, p < 0.001) in women, were found to be significantly associated with MR-proADM. Conclusion: This study suggests that plasma MR-proADM concentration is a more reliable indicator of VAT for fat distribution, and thus, MR-proADM may help better understand the obesity paradox. Changes in circulating levels of MR-proADM could possibly reflect changes in body composition, endocrine, and metabolic milieu.

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Altered body composition and increased visceral adipose tissue in premenopausal and late postmenopausal patients with SLE

Clinical Rheumatology ◽

10.1007/s10067-019-04701-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 38 (11) ◽

pp. 3117-3127 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Zhaoxia Li ◽

Jingjie Shang ◽

Shan Zeng ◽

Huixia Wu ◽

Yi Zhou ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Adipose Tissue ◽

Visceral Adipose Tissue ◽

Visceral Adipose

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Visceral Adipose Tissue Area as an Independent Risk Factor for Elevated Liver Enzyme in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Medicine ◽

10.1097/md.0000000000000573 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 94 (9) ◽

pp. e573 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Goh Eun Chung ◽

Donghee Kim ◽

Min Sun Kwark ◽

Won Kim ◽

Jeong Yoon Yim ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Adipose Tissue ◽

Risk Factor ◽

Liver Disease ◽

Visceral Adipose Tissue ◽

Fatty Liver Disease ◽

Independent Risk Factor ◽

Elevated Liver Enzyme ◽

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver ◽

Tissue Area ◽

Visceral Adipose

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Limited Effects of Endurance or Interval Training on Visceral Adipose Tissue and Systemic Inflammation in Sedentary Middle-Aged Men

Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1155/2016/2479597 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Joshua H. F. Cooper ◽

Blake E. G. Collins ◽

David R. Adams ◽

Robert A. Robergs ◽

Cheyne E. Donges

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Adipose Tissue ◽

Systemic Inflammation ◽

Visceral Adipose Tissue ◽

Visceral Fat ◽

Interval Training ◽

Whole Body ◽

Active Recovery ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Visceral Adipose

Purpose. Limited data exists for the effects of sprint-interval training (SIT) and endurance training (ET) on total body composition, abdominal visceral adipose tissue, and plasma inflammation. Moreover, whether “active” or “passive” recovery in SIT provides a differential effect on these measures remains uncertain.Methods. Sedentary middle-aged men (n=62;49.5±5.8 y;29.7±3.7 kg·m2) underwent abdominal computed tomography, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, venepuncture, and exercise testing before and after the interventions, which included the following: 12 wks 3 d·wk−1 ET (n=15; 50–60 min cycling; 80% HRmax), SIT (4–10 × 30 s sprint efforts) with passive (P-SIT;n=15) or active recovery (A-SIT;n=15); or nonexercise control condition (CON;n=14). Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness, whole-body and visceral fat mass, and plasma systemic inflammation were examined.Results. Compared to CON, significant increases in interpolated power output (P-SIT,P<0.001; ET,P=0.012; A-SIT,P=0.041) and test duration (P-SIT,P=0.001; ET,P=0.012; A-SIT,P=0.046) occurred after training. Final VO2consumption was increased after P-SIT only (P<0.001). Despite >90% exercise compliance, there was no change in whole-body or visceral fat mass or plasma inflammation (P>0.05).Conclusion. In sedentary middle-aged men, SIT was a time-effective alternative to ET in facilitating conditioning responses yet was ineffective in altering body composition and plasma inflammation, and compared to passive recovery, evidenced diminished conditioning responses when employing active recovery.

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