Services on Demand
Journal
Article
Indicators
Cited by SciELO
Access statistics
Related links
Cited by Google
Similars in SciELO
Similars in Google
Share
Revista Colombiana de Cardiología
Print version ISSN 0120-5633
Abstract
I. GARCIA, Ana; NINO-SILVA, Laura; GONZALEZ-RUIZ, Katherine and RAMIREZ-VELEZ, Robinson. Visceral fat volume as an obesity indicator in adult men. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.4, pp.313-320. ISSN 0120-5633. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2015.12.009.
Objective: To determine prevalence of visceral fat volume estimated by means of a predictive equation in an adult group in Bogota, Colombia, as well as to assess the relationship between visceral fact and risk factors associated to cardiovascular disease. Material and methods: Cross-sectional study of 413 volunteer men working in the education and automotive sectors in Bogota, Colombia. Visceral fat volume was estimated with a predictive equation and results were divided into tertiles of visceral fat volume. The following values were measured: body mass index, waist circumference, wast-to-height ratio, body adiposity index, systolic, diastolic and average blood pressure, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c, LDL-c and glucose. Following ratios were calculated: TC/HDL-c, LDL-c/HDL-c, TG/HDL-c and lipid and metabolic index. Results: Participants' average age was 30.6 ± 11.8 (CI 95%; 29.4-31.7 years) and prevalence of visceral obesity was of 34.6%. Individuals with a lower volume of visceral fat (tertile 1) showed better TC levels (tertiles 1 o 3, 156.4, 168.6 y 202.0; p < 0.001 linear), lower TG/HDL-c ratio (2.0, 2.8 y 5.2; p < 0.001 linear), lower TC/HDL-c ratio (3.3, 3.8 y 4.7; p < 0.001 linear) and a healthier lipid and metabolic index (0.73, 0.44 y -0.68;p < 0.001 linear). Participants with a higher volume of visceral fat (tertiles 2 and 3) showed a positive and significant correlation with body mass (r = 0.261), WC (r = 0.484), BAI (r = 0.188), WHR (r = 0.551), TC (r = 0.531), TG (r = 0.422), LDL-c (r = 0.389), LDL-c/HDL-c (r = 0.216), TC/HDL-c (r = 0.374) and TG/HDL-c (r = 0.393), p < 0.001. Conclusion: A high prevalence of visceral obesity and a positive correlation with risk factors associated to cardiovascular disease were verified.
Keywords : Risk factors; Men; Obesity.