Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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jalali
1396
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gregorian
2018
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Is ultrasound-measured abdominal fat thickness a reliable method for predicting metabolic diseases in obese and overweight women?
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Sports and Exercise Medicine
Original Research
Original Research
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Central fat deposition seems to be a risk factor for developing metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in overweight and obese individuals. Ultrasound is an accurate and non-invasive tool for measuring abdominal fat thickness and can precisely separate subcutaneous from visceral fat. This study was conducted to apply ultrasonography as a simple and reliable method to measure subcutaneous and visceral abdominal fat thickness and evaluate the relationship between this measured abdominal fat thickness and metabolic risk factors.<br>
<strong> Methods:</strong> A total of 80 overweight and obese women were included in this study. Anthropometric indices and abdominal fat thickness were measured using ultrasound. The association between abdominal fat thickness and metabolic risk factors with anthropometric indices was assessed using correlation coefficient.<br>
<strong> Results:</strong> The mean (± SD) of subcutaneous and visceral fat thickness was 2.71±0.92 and 5.46±1.88, respectively. There was a relationship between waist circumference and visceral and subcutaneous fat thickness. Also, there was a relationship between ultrasound–measured visceral fat thickness and fasting blood glucose and triglyceride.<br>
<strong> Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasonography is a simple and reliable method to measure abdominal fat thickness as an important predictor of metabolic diseases.<br>
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Ultrasonography, Obesity, Visceral fat, Metabolic disease
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-455-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Hooman
Angoorani
hoomanangoorani@yahoo.com
200319475328460039846
200319475328460039846
No
Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Hazrat Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Zeinab
Karimi
Dr.zeinabk@yahDr.zeinabk@yahoo.com
200319475328460039847
200319475328460039847
No
Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Hazrat Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farokh
Naderi
Dr.naderi@yahoo.com
200319475328460039848
200319475328460039848
No
Department of Radiology, Hazrat Rasool-e-Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ali
Mazaherinezhad
mazaherinezhad@gmail.com
200319475328460039849
200319475328460039849
Yes
Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.