Sagittal Abdominal Diameter:  A Novel Anthropometric Measure for Predicting Visceral Fat and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children

Corinne A. Labyak; Tammie M. Johnson

doi:10.1097/TIN.0000000000000026

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter: A Novel Anthropometric Measure for Predicting Visceral Fat and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children

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Abstract

This study examined sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) in children 12 to 18 years of age, which has been shown in adult populations to be a measure of visceral fat. NHANES 2011-12 data were used (n = 1073) to compare SAD to known cardiovascular disease risk factors. Using linear regression, SAD was directly associated with statistically significant changes in systolic blood pressure (0.73; P < .0001), hemoglobin A1C (A1C) (0.02; P = .001), triglycerides (4.13; P < .0001), insulin (1.87; P < .0001), and inversely associated with statistically significant changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (−1.32; P < .0001). This study shows a need for SAD to be further evaluated before recommendations for clinical use.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	153-158
Number of pages	6
Journal	Topics in Clinical Nutrition
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/TIN.0000000000000026
State	Published - Apr 2015

Keywords

anthropometrics
cardiometabolic diseases
pediatric obesity

Disciplines

Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences

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