Visceral Adipose Tissue Influence on Health Problem Development and Its Relationship with Serum Biochemical Parameters in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Literature Review

Background. The amount of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) tends to increase with age and is associated with several health problems, such as cardiometabolic diseases, increased infections, and overall mortality. Objectives. This review provides a general assessment of how visceral adiposity correlates...

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Published inJournal of aging research Vol. 2022; pp. 8350527 - 13
Main Authors Moreira, Vanessa C., Silva, Calliandra M. S., Welker, Alexis F., da Silva, Izabel C. R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Hindawi 19.04.2022
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Abdomen
Adipose tissues
Aging
Body fat
Body mass index
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Coronary heart disease
Development and progression
Inflammatory bowel disease
Laboratories
Life expectancy
Medical screening
Middle age
Mortality
Obesity
Older people
Oncology, Experimental
Overweight
Pancreatitis
Population
Quality of life
Review
Sarcopenia
Software
Tomography
Netherlands
Japan
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Summary:Background. The amount of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) tends to increase with age and is associated with several health problems, such as cardiometabolic diseases, increased infections, and overall mortality. Objectives. This review provides a general assessment of how visceral adiposity correlates with the development of health problems and changes in serum biochemical parameters in middle-aged and older adults. Methods. We searched specific terms in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases for VAT articles published in the English language between 2009 and 2019 related to older adults. Results. The search found twenty-three publications in this period, of which nine were excluded. The publications had a population aged between 42 and 83 years and correlated the VAT area ratio with several comorbidities (such as pancreatitis, depression, cancer, and coronary heart disease) and serum biochemical parameters. Conclusion. Further research on the association between visceral obesity and the emergence of health problems and the relationship between VAT and changes in serum biochemical parameters in older individuals should deepen the understanding of this connection and develop preventive actions.
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Academic Editor: Carmela R. Balistreri
ISSN:2090-2204
2090-2212
2090-2212
DOI:10.1155/2022/8350527