Association of a Lifestyle Risk Index With Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue in the German National Cohort (NAKO).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This cross-sectional study examined a Lifestyle Risk Factor Index (LSRI) in relation to adiposity measures including visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in the German National Cohort (NAKO).

Methods

Based on self-reports at baseline among 30,920 of > 205,000 NAKO eligible participants with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, one point each for not smoking, adhering to ≥ 3/7 diet recommendations, consuming ≤ 1 (women)/≤ 2 (men) alcoholic drinks/day, and ≥ 150 min/week physical activity was assigned. VAT volume, obtained from whole-body MRI at 3T, was analyzed by deep learning-based image segmentation. General linear models estimated adjusted geometric mean adiposity measures by LSRI and stratified analyses by sex and BMI.

Results

Of 18,508 participants aged 48.

SUBMITTER: Maskarinec G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12724031 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature