Is visceral abdominal fat area a better indicator for hyperglycemic risk? Results from the Pinggu Metabolic Disease Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

The aim of the present study was to analyze the strength of association between fasting plasma glucose (FPG), 2-h postprandial glucose (2h PPG), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), disposition index (DI) and nine anthropometrics measures, to explore the best indicator for hyperglycemia.

Materials and methods

Analyses were based on the cross-sectional data of 3,572 adults from the Pinggu Metabolic Disease Study. Anthropometrics were measured, visceral fat area (VFA) and subcutaneous fat area were calculated using an abdominal computed tomography scan. Linear regression was used to analyze the association between FPG, 2h PPG, HbA1c, DI and nine anthropometrics measures (height, weight, waist circumference [WC], body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio [WHR], waist-to-heigh

SUBMITTER: Zhang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7378436 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature