Waist circumference, dual-energy X-ray absortiometrically measured abdominal adiposity, and computed tomographically derived intra-abdominal fat area on detecting metabolic risk factors in obese women

We investigated which abdominal adiposity measurements, waist circumference (WC), dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-measured abdominal fat, and computed tomography (CT)-derived intra-abdominal fat areas (IAF), were the most predictive in identifying metabolic risk factors. Ninety-five Korean women (body mass index 27.5 ± 3.2 kg/m2, WC 90.2 ± 6.8 cm, age 42 ± 10.6 y) with abdominal obesity (WC ≥80 cm) were examined in this study. Abdominal...