Waist circumference is a simple, inexpensive method to measure abdominal obesity. CT and
MRI are reference methods for measuring VAT. Further studies are needed to establish the …

Advances in the technological qualities of imaging modalities for assessing human body
composition have been stimulated by accumulating evidence that individual components of …

States, we acknowledge that specific groups make up a large or growing segment of the
population and also suffer disproportionately from obesity and CVD. Groups that are 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 …

Dysregulation of the human's energy balance, mediated by non-performing endocrine
organs (liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, above all), can be related to human …

The accurate and valid assessment of body composition is essential for the diagnostic
evaluation of nutritional status, identifying relevant outcome measures, and determining the …

Purpose To evaluate whether midsagittal (abdominal) obesity in magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), waist circumference (WC) and body fat percentage are associated with …

The measurement of human body composition plays an important role in qualifying health
and nutritional status, the impact of disease, and change due to nutritional, therapeutic, or …

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

Metabolic syndrome comprises a set of risk factors that include abdominal obesity, impaired
glucose tolerance, hypertriglyceridemia, low high-density lipoprotein levels, and high blood …