Journal of Obesity

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 4

Age-adjusted OR for the association of metabolic syndrome and single metabolic components and standardized/z-scores of VAT mass in categories of body mass index (BMI): the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.


Metabolic factors	zVATg (sqrt)			zVATindex (kg/m²(sqrt))			zVAT%
Metabolic factors	Normal weight	BMI overweight	Obese	Normal weight	BMI overweight	Obese	Normal weight	BMI overweight	Obese

Women
Hypertension	1.38 (1.09–1.73)	1.70 (1.32–2.19)	1.30 (0.92–1.84)	1.42 (1.12–1.79)	1.75 (1.35–2.27)	1.34 (0.95–1.90)	1.17 (0.99–1.38)	1.45 (1.19–1.76)	1.23 (0.89–1.71)
Diabetes	1.54 (0.94–2.52)	2.24 (1.47–3.42)	3.68 (2.37–5.70)	1.73 (1.05–2.87)	2.42 (1.56–3.76)	3.60 (2.32–5.60)	1.60 (1.11–2.30)	1.98 (1.42–2.78)	2.10 (1.45–3.02)
Elevated triglycerides	2.37 (1.83–3.06)	2.89 (2.25–3.71)	2.37 (1.75–3.20)	2.50 (1.93–3.24)	3.02 (2.33–3.90)	2.46 (1.80–3.35)	1.64 (1.37–1.97)	2.18 (1.80–2.64)	2.12 (1.60–2.81)
Low HDL	1.94 (1.49–2.52)	2.10 (1.64–2.69)	2.18 (1.62–2.92)	2.05 (1.57–2.67)	2.22 (1.73–2.87)	2.19 (1.63–2.94)	1.55 (1.29–1.87)	1.80 (1.48–2.17)	1.82 (1.40–2.37)
Metabolic syndrome	1.91 (1.40–2.60)	2.30 (1.76–3.02)	2.86 (2.04–4.00)	2.06 (1.50–2.82)	2.46 (1.85–3.25)	2.91 (2.07–4.10)	1.55 (1.24–1.93)	1.91 (1.55–2.36)	2.22 (1.65–2.98)

Men
Hypertension	1.65 (1.22–2.23)	1.97 (1.51–2.56)	1.34 (0.87–2.07)	1.69 (1.25–2.29)	2.09 (1.60–2.74)	1.29 (0.82–2.01)	1.26 (1.03–1.55)	1.64 (1.33–2.01)	1.33 (0.88–2.01)
Diabetes	1.87 (1.02–3.43)	2.99 (1.95–4.59)	2.48 (1.51–4.06)	1.88 (1.03–3.44)	3.51 (2.23–5.51)	2.97 (1.79–4.95)	1.60 (1.03–2.49)	2.50 (1.76–3.55)	1.73 (1.12–2.66)
Elevated triglycerides	1.93 (1.41–2.65)	2.66 (2.09–3.38)	1.73 (1.19–2.52)	1.99 (1.44–2.73)	2.88 (2.25–3.70)	1.71 (1.17–2.50)	1.50 (0.20–1.87)	1.90 (1.58–2.28)	1.25 (0.90–1.74)
Low HDL	1.60 (1.14–2.26)	2.19 (1.71–2.81)	1.47 (1.03–2.09)	1.62 (1.15–2.29)	2.35 (1.81–3.04)	1.59 (1.11–2.28)	1.41 (1.10–1.80)	1.63 (1.34–1.98)	1.30 (0.94–1.78)
Metabolic syndrome	2.13 (1.42–3.20)	2.78 (2.10–3.68)	2.06 (1.40–3.03)	2.18 (1.45–3.27)	3.10 (2.31–4.16)	2.18 (1.47–3.25)	1.63 (1.22–2.18)	1.92 (1.54–2.39)	1.39 (0.99–1.94)

Women: VATg SD: 632.5; VATindex SD: 0.24; VAT% SD: 13.6. Men: VATg SD: 876.6; VATindex SD: 0.28; VAT% SD: 14.2.