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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Validity of a new abdominal bioelectrical impedance device to measure abdominal and visceral fat: Comparison with MRI
Obesity, Volume 18, No. 12, Year 2010
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Abdominal fat, and in particular, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), is the critical fat depot associated with metabolic aberrations. At present, VAT can only be accurately measured by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study was designed to compare a new abdominal bioelectrical impedance (BIA) device against total abdominal adipose tissue (TAAT) and VAT area measurements made from an abdominal MRI scan, and to assess its reliability and accuracy. One-hundred twenty participants were recruited, stratified by gender and BMI. Participants had triplicate measures of abdominal fat and waist circumference (WC) with the AB-140 (Tanita, Tokyo, Japan) and WC measurements using a manual tape measure. A single abdominal MRI scan was performed as the reference method. Triplicate measures with the AB-140 showed excellent precision for visceral fat level, trunk fat %, and WC. AB-140 visceral fat level showed significantly stronger correlations with MRI TAAT area than with MRI VAT area (r = 0.94 vs. 0.65 in men and 0.92 vs. 0.64 in women). AB-140 WC showed good correlation with manual WC measurements (r = 0.95 in men and 0.90 in women). AB-140 and manual WCs showed comparable correlations with MRI TAAT area (r = 0.92 and 0.96 in men and 0.88 and 0.88 in women). AB-140 is a simple, quick, and precise technique to measure abdominal fat and WC in healthy adults. It provides a useful proxy for TAAT measured by MRI, comparable to the correlation obtained with manual WC measurements. Neither the AB-140 abdominal fat measures nor WC measurement appear to provide a useful proxy measure of VAT. © 2010 The Obesity Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chatfield, Mark D.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Human Nutrition Research
Prentice, Andrew M.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Jebb, Susan Ann
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Mrc Human Nutrition Research
Statistics
Citations: 74
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/oby.2010.71
ISSN:
1930739X
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Participants Gender
Male
Female