Visceral Fat Mass Has Stronger Associations with Diabetes and Prediabetes than Other Anthropometric Obesity Indicators among Korean Adults |
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| Authors: | Suk Hwa Jung Kyoung Hwa Ha Dae Jung Kim |
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| Institution: | 1Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.;2Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.;3Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Etiology Research Center, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | PurposeThis study determined which obesity measurement correlates the best with diabetes and prediabetes.ResultsAfter adjusting for age and other potential confounding factors, participants with a visceral fat mass in the upper 10th percentile had a higher odds ratio (OR) for diabetes and prediabetes than the upper 10th percentile of other adiposity indices men, OR=15.9, 95% confidence interval (CI)=6.4–39.2; women, OR=6.9, 95% CI=3.5–13.7]. Visceral fat mass also had the highest area under the curve with diabetes and prediabetes in both men (0.69, 95% CI=0.64–0.73) and women (0.70, 95% CI=0.67–0.74) compared to other anthropometric measurements of obesity.ConclusionVisceral fat mass measured using DXA is an indicator of diabetes or prediabetes, due to its ability to differentiate between abdominal visceral and subcutaneous fat. |
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| Keywords: | Diabetes mellitus obesity visceral fat |
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