Indirect Predictors of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Comparison of Methods

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 13; no. 8; p. 2494
• Main Authors: Kałużna, Małgorzata, Czlapka-Matyasik, Magdalena, Bykowska-Derda, Aleksandra, Moczko, Jerzy, Ruchala, Marek, Ziemnicka, Katarzyna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.07.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; adipose tissue; Adipose tissues; Adiposity; Adolescent; Adult; Anthropometry; Biomarkers - blood; body fat; Body mass index; Body measurements; Case-Control Studies; Comparative analysis; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; fat mass index; Female; Humans; Insulin resistance; Intra-Abdominal Fat - metabolism; Intra-Abdominal Fat - physiopathology; lipids; Methods; Obesity; phenotype; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - blood; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - diagnosis; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome - physiopathology; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; risk; Stein-Leventhal syndrome; Type 2 diabetes; waist; waist circumference; waist-to-height ratio; waist-to-hip ratio; Womens health; Young Adult; United States > US; waist-to-height ratio (WHtR); visceral obesity; android obesity; anthropometry; densitometry (DXA); polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation, is a part of a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) phenotype. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides a gold standard measurement of VAT. This study aimed to compare ten different indirect methods of VAT estimation in PCOS women. The study included 15...