The Relation between Visceral Fat Measurement and Torso Level—Is One Level Better Than Another?

Volume: 163, Issue: 4, Pages: 352 - 358
Published: Jan 12, 2006
Abstract
Intraabdominal fat (IAF) area is often measured indirectly in epidemiologic studies. The authors recruited 147 participants from the second examination (1990-1992) of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study to examine IAF area and determine whether there were differences in IAF area and distribution by location. Magnetic resonance imaging was used to image four 10-mm slices between the second and fourth lumbar vertebrae by an inverse...
Paper Details
Title
The Relation between Visceral Fat Measurement and Torso Level—Is One Level Better Than Another?
Published Date
Jan 12, 2006
Volume
163
Issue
4
Pages
352 - 358
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