Research Article
Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016
Table 2
Age-adjusted correlation for the association of VATg, VATindex, and VAT% with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.
| Cardiometabolic factors | VATg | VATindex | VAT% |
| Women | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.10 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.38 | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.006 | −0.006 | 0.01 | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.43 | −0.43 | −0.36 | HbA1c (%) | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.17 | CRP (mg/L) | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.09 | Hypertension | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 | Diabetes | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.16 | Elevated triglycerides | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.31 | Low HDL | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.24 | Metabolic syndrome | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.24 |
| Men | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.12 | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.31 | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.02 | −0.03 | −0.02 | HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.38 | −0.37 | −0.29 | HbA1c % | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.19 | CRP (mg/L) | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.03 | Hypertension | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.21 | Diabetes | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.18 | Elevated triglycerides | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.28 | Low HDL | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.20 | Metabolic syndrome | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.23 |
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