Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
Table 1
Descriptive of study population attending dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.
Women (n = 2152)
Men (n = 1523)
Age (years (% (n))
66.2 (8.92)
65.9 (9.13)
40–49
5.95 (128)
6.70 (102)
50–59
13.2 (284)
12.3 (187)
60–69
43.3 (932)
47.4 (722)
70–79
32.1 (691)
27.5 (418)
80+
5.44 (117)
6.17 (94)
Weight (kg)
71.3 (13.0)
86.0 (13.2)
Height (cm)
163.0 (6.25)
176.4 (6.70)
BMI (kg/m2)
26.8 (4.70)
27.6 (3.72)
VAT (g), mean (SD)
936.7 (632.5)
1660.9 (876.6)
VAT (g), median (25p–75p)
832 (444–1302.5)
1578 (1004–2222)
VAT (index), mean (SD)
0.35 (0.24)
0.53 (0.28)
VAT (index), median (25p–75p)
0.32 (0.16–0.49)
0.51 (0.33–0.71)
VAT (%), mean (SD)
37.1 (13.6)
60.2 (14.2)
VAT (%), median (25p–75p)
37.8 (28.3–46.7)
61.2 (52.0–69.9)
Presented as proportion (n) or mean (SD). VAT (all measurement units) is also presented as median with 25–75th percentile. VAT index: VAT kg/height (m)2.
