title: Total and visceral adipose-tissue volumes derived from measurements with computed tomography in adult men and women: predictive equations.
abstract: Total and visceral adipose-tissue (AT) volumes were determined by computed tomography (CT) by a multiscan technique in 17 men and 10 women with a wide range of body weights. In these primary materials, weight, height, and various diameters, circumferences, and subcutaneous AT thicknesses of the trunk were examined for their relationships to CT-determined total and visceral AT volumes. Predictive AT equations from the primary materials were then tested on two cross-validation groups consisting of another 7 men and 9 women. For the prediction of the total AT volume, weight/height was the superior single predictor, with errors less than 11% in primary and cross-validation materials. For the prediction of visceral AT volume, simple equations based entirely on the sagittal diameter of the trunk at the L3-L5 level resulted in errors less than 21% in both sexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Sahlgren's Hospital, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kvist
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Grangård
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tylén
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sjöström
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed