Background/objectives We aimed to evaluate the relationships between body fat percentage
(BF%), fat mass (FM), fat mass index (FMI) and visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose …

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)—fat stored around the internal organs—has been suggested
as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic disease,–, as well as all …

Background Adipose tissue is a type of connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Recently,
this tissue has been recognized as a major endocrine organ. The physiological process of …

Objectives To investigate the association of triglycerides/glucose index (TyG index),
anthropometrically predicted visceral adipose tissue (apVAT), lipid accumulation product …

Background Limited studies have explored the association between visceral adipose tissue
(VAT) mass and fat‐to‐muscle mass ratio (FMR) and mortality. We aimed to evaluate the sex …

Visceral adiposity is a major risk factor of cardiometabolic diseases. Visceral adipose tissue
(VAT) is usually measured with expensive imaging techniques which present financial and …

Background: Data from before the 2000s indicate that the majority of incident cardiovascular
disease (CVD) events occur among US adults with systolic and diastolic blood pressure …

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT)—fat stored deep in the abdominal cavity that surrounds vital
organs—is associated with a variety of chronic health conditions. Computed tomography …

The risk of sarcopenia 24 months after bariatric surgery – assessment by dual energy X-ray
absorptiometry (DEXA): a prospecti Page 1 583 Videosurgery Creative Commons licenses …

Background Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) assessment is limited in clinical practice due to
expensive, time consuming and limited availability of MRI and DXA machines. We explored …