Research Article
Novel and Simple Ultrasonographic Methods for Estimating the Abdominal Visceral Fat Area
Table 2
Characteristics of the study participants (
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| | Average | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
| | Age (yr.) | 39.6 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 63.0 | Waist
circumference (cm) | 84.4 | 9.2 | 63.0 | 106.4 | | Height (cm) | 172.1 | 5.3 | 158.1 | 181.7 | | Weight (kg) | 70.0 | 11.0 | 47.9 | 98.0 | | BMI | 23.6 | 3.3 | 16.9 | 34.2 | | VFA (cm2) | 79.5 | 39.0 | 9.8 | 198.7 | | SFA (cm2) | 141.0 | 66.8 | 17.0 | 337.0 | Total adipose
tissue (cm2) | 220.4 | 94.3 | 32.3 | 489.3 | | SBP (mmHg) | 129.5 | 14.3 | 104.0 | 174.0 | | DBP (mmHg) | 80.1 | 12.0 | 58.0 | 119.0 | | FBS (mg/dL) | 90.1 | 11.6 | 65.0 | 135.0 | | Insulin (μU/mL) | 6.5 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 23.0 | | HOMA-R | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.9 | | HbA1c (%) | 5.7 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 6.9 | | TC (mg/dL) | 200.7 | 32.1 | 135.0 | 287.0 | | HDL-C (mg/dL) | 61.7 | 18.3 | 30.5 | 142.2 | | LDL-C (mg/dL) | 121.6 | 29.3 | 69.0 | 207.0 | | TG (mg/dL) | 156.8 | 140.6 | 15.0 | 744.0 | | UA (mg/dL) | 6.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 10.3 |
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BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; VFA: visceral fat area; SFA: subcutaneous fat area; FBS: fasting blood sugar; HOMA-R: homoeostatic model assessment ratio; JDS: Japan Diabetes Society; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TG: triglyceride; UA: uric acid.
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