Proposed cut-off values of the waist circumference for metabolic syndrome based on visceral fat volume in a Japanese population.

ABSTRACT:

Aim/introduction

Waist circumference (WC) is the most important parameter for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. The present study was carried out to obtain optimal WC cut-off values for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome in a Japanese population based on the measurement of total intra-abdominal visceral fat volume (VFV), which could be expected to reflect visceral obesity more precisely than visceral fat area.

Materials and methods

A total of 405 Japanese persons undergoing health screening were investigated. visceral fat volume was calculated from the data in 700-800 computed tomography slices from the top of the liver to the floor of the pelvic cavity. Then, receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to determine the cut-off value of the VFV/height ratio. Subsequently

SUBMITTER: Tsukiyama H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4931210 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature