Cut-Off Values of Visceral Adiposity to Predict NAFLD in Brazilian Obese Adolescents
Joint Authors
de Mello, Marco Túlio
Tock, Lian
Dâmaso, Ana R.
Grotti Clemente, Ana Paula
Tufik, Sergio
Molin Netto, Bárbara Dal
Ganen, Aline di Piano
Arisa Caranti, Danielle
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
The present study aimed at determining cut-off points of visceral fat to predict NAFLD and analyzed metabolic disorders of obese adolescents.
Methods.
Cross-sectional study involved 165 obese adolescents ranged in age from 15 to 19 years.
Glycemia, hepatic transaminases, lipid profile, and insulin resistance were analyzed.
Visceral and subcutaneous fat were measured by ultrasound and body composition by plesthysmography.
Results.
The NAFLD adolescents had significantly higher values for body mass, BMI-for-age, BMI, total fat, waist circumference, and visceral fat when compared with non-NAFLD obese adolescents in both genders.
Moreover, there were significant positive correlations between visceral fat with the variables BMI-for-age (r=0.325,), TG (r=0.277), AST (r=0.509), ALT (r=0.519), WC (r=0.390), and visceral/subcutaneous ratio (r=0.790) for NAFLD group.
Total fat, triglycerides, and visceral fat were the independent predictors to NAFLD.
Analysis of the ROC curves revealed cut-off points of visceral fat of 4.47 cm for girls and 4.21 cm for boys.
Conclusions.
The results may suggest that abdominal ultrasonography procedure may be a safe alternative method of assessing visceral adiposity aiming to be considered to the development of preventive and treatment strategies in obese individuals.
This clinial trial is registered with ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT01358773).
American Psychological Association (APA)
Grotti Clemente, Ana Paula& Molin Netto, Bárbara Dal& Ganen, Aline di Piano& Tock, Lian& Arisa Caranti, Danielle& de Mello, Marco Túlio…[et al.]. 2013. Cut-Off Values of Visceral Adiposity to Predict NAFLD in Brazilian Obese Adolescents. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Grotti Clemente, Ana Paula…[et al.]. Cut-Off Values of Visceral Adiposity to Predict NAFLD in Brazilian Obese Adolescents. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Grotti Clemente, Ana Paula& Molin Netto, Bárbara Dal& Ganen, Aline di Piano& Tock, Lian& Arisa Caranti, Danielle& de Mello, Marco Túlio…[et al.]. Cut-Off Values of Visceral Adiposity to Predict NAFLD in Brazilian Obese Adolescents. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493570
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493570