Objective This meta‐analysis aimed to assess the agreement between intra‐abdominal
adipose tissue (IAAT) quantified by alternative methods and the reference standards …

There is an alarming tide of cardiovascular and metabolic disease (CMD) sweeping across
Africa. This may be a result of an increasingly urbanized lifestyle characterized by the …

Early life stunting may have long-term effects on body composition, resulting in obesity-
related comorbidities. We tested the hypothesis that individuals stunted in early childhood …

Background Excess accumulation of visceral fat is a prominent risk factor for cardiovascular
and metabolic morbidity. While computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard to measure …

Objective: To study the relationship of area-and volumetric-based visceral and
subcutaneous adipose tissue (VAT and SAT) by MRI and their ratio in subjects with impaired …

Objectives Abdominal fat has been identified as a risk marker of cardiometabolic disease
independent of overall adiposity. However, it is not clear whether there are ethnic disparities …

Background: Several studies have reported on associations of size at birth and early growth
with general and central obesity; however, few have examined the potential effects of birth …

Background Ethnic variation in abdominal fat distribution may explain differences in
cardiometabolic risk between populations. However, the ability of anthropometric measures …

The present study compares the effectiveness of three types of physical training for obesity
control in adolescents submitted to a long-term interdisciplinary therapy. Forty-five post …

Aims Visceral adipose tissue measured by CT or MRI is strongly associated with an adverse
metabolic risk profile. We assessed whether similar associations can be found with …