Anthropometric cutoffs and associations with visceral adiposity and metabolic biomarkers after spinal cord injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

To examine associations of different anthropometric measurements of central adiposity to visceral adipose tissue (measured via multi-axial magnetic resonance imaging; MRI) and cardiometabolic disease risk factors in men with spinal cord injury (SCI). Additionally, to determine population-specific seated/supine waist and abdominal circumference cutoffs, which may identify men at increased risk of cardiometabolic disease.

Participants/methods

Twenty-two men with chronic SCI underwent MRI scans, anthropometric measurements along with assessments of various cardiometabolic risk biomarkers. Pearson/part (accounting for age as a covariate) correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the associations between study variables. Abdominal and waist circu

SUBMITTER: Sumrell RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6118379 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature