[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound measurements of intraabdominal fat estimate the metabolic syndrome better than do measurements of waist circumference
RP Stolk, R Meijer, WPTM Mali, DE Grobbee… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Background: We recently developed an ultrasound technique to estimate intraabdominal fat
(IAF). This method is more accurate than measurement of waist and hip circumferences and
is simpler and less expensive than computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
Objective: We compared the associations of ultrasound and waist-circumference (WC)
measurements of IAF with other components of the metabolic syndrome. Design: IAF was
determined in 600 consecutive participants in the Secondary Manifestations of Arterial …
(IAF). This method is more accurate than measurement of waist and hip circumferences and
is simpler and less expensive than computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
Objective: We compared the associations of ultrasound and waist-circumference (WC)
measurements of IAF with other components of the metabolic syndrome. Design: IAF was
determined in 600 consecutive participants in the Secondary Manifestations of Arterial …