Quantification of visceral adipose tissue using lunar dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in Asian Chinese

Objective To evaluate the new DXA VAT method on an Asian Chinese population by comparing to a reference method, computed tomography (CT). Design and Methods In total, 145 adult men and women volunteers, representing a wide range of ages (19‐83 years) and BMI values (18.5‐39.3 kg/m 2 ) were studied with both DXA and CT. Results The coefficient of determination ( r 2 ) for regression of CT on DXA values was 0.947 for females, 0.891 for males and...