Neck circumference is associated with adipose tissue content in thigh skeletal muscle in overweight and obese premenopausal women.

ABSTRACT: Neck circumference (NC) has been proposed as a simple and practical tool, independently associated with cardiometabolic risk factors. However, the association of NC with inter-muscular adipose tissue (IMAT) is still to be determined. We aimed to examine the association of NC with thigh IMAT, and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) measured with computed tomography (CT) in overweight/obese women. 142 premenopausal overweight and obese Caucasian women participated in this cross-sectional study. NC was measured with an inextensible metallic tape above the thyroid cartilage according to International Society for Advancement of Kinanthropometry protocol. Thigh IMAT and VAT volumes were measured with a single cross-sectional CT. Regarding the covariates, fat mass (FM) was assessed with dual-energy x-r

SUBMITTER: Arias Tellez MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7239876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature