Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children
Abdominal bioelectrical impedance analysis (aBIA) has been in use to measure visceral fat area (VFA) in adults. Accurately measuring visceral fat using aBIA in children is challenging. Forty-six school-aged Japanese children aged 6–17 years (25 boys and 21 girls) were included in this study. All wer...
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| author | Yuriko Abe Ryousuke Tonouchi Mitsuhiko Hara Tomoo Okada Eric H. Jego Tetsuya Taniguchi Tsugumichi Koshinaga Ichiro Morioka |
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| description | Abdominal bioelectrical impedance analysis (aBIA) has been in use to measure visceral fat area (VFA) in adults. Accurately measuring visceral fat using aBIA in children is challenging. Forty-six school-aged Japanese children aged 6–17 years (25 boys and 21 girls) were included in this study. All were measured, and their VFA obtained using aBIA (VFA-aBIA) and abdominal computed tomography (CT) (VFA-CT) were compared. VFA-aBIA was corrected using the Passing–Bablok method (corrected VFA-aBIA). The relationships between corrected VFA-aBIA and obesity-related clinical factors were analyzed, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and serum leptin and adiponectin levels. Boys had higher VFA-CT than girls (<i>p</i> = 0.042), although no significant differences were found in their waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and body mass index. The corrected VFA-aBIA using y = 9.600 + 0.3825x (boys) and y = 7.607 + 0.3661x (girls) correlated with VFA-CT in both boys and girls. The corrected VFA-aBIA in patients with NAFLD was higher than that in those without NAFLD. Serum leptin and adiponectin levels were positively and negatively correlated with corrected VFA-aBIA, respectively. In conclusion, corrected VFA-aBIA was clearly correlated with VFA-CT and was related to NAFLD and serum leptin and adiponectin levels in school-aged Japanese children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4e458fad5f6427d84c9ad24180be0802023-11-30T21:11:16ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832022-07-011114414810.3390/jcm11144148Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese ChildrenYuriko Abe0Ryousuke Tonouchi1Mitsuhiko Hara2Tomoo Okada3Eric H. Jego4Tetsuya Taniguchi5Tsugumichi Koshinaga6Ichiro Morioka7Division of Medical Education, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanMedical Education Center, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Liberal Arts, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo 173-8610, JapanAbdominal bioelectrical impedance analysis (aBIA) has been in use to measure visceral fat area (VFA) in adults. Accurately measuring visceral fat using aBIA in children is challenging. Forty-six school-aged Japanese children aged 6–17 years (25 boys and 21 girls) were included in this study. All were measured, and their VFA obtained using aBIA (VFA-aBIA) and abdominal computed tomography (CT) (VFA-CT) were compared. VFA-aBIA was corrected using the Passing–Bablok method (corrected VFA-aBIA). The relationships between corrected VFA-aBIA and obesity-related clinical factors were analyzed, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and serum leptin and adiponectin levels. Boys had higher VFA-CT than girls (<i>p</i> = 0.042), although no significant differences were found in their waist circumference, waist-to-height ratio, and body mass index. The corrected VFA-aBIA using y = 9.600 + 0.3825x (boys) and y = 7.607 + 0.3661x (girls) correlated with VFA-CT in both boys and girls. The corrected VFA-aBIA in patients with NAFLD was higher than that in those without NAFLD. Serum leptin and adiponectin levels were positively and negatively correlated with corrected VFA-aBIA, respectively. In conclusion, corrected VFA-aBIA was clearly correlated with VFA-CT and was related to NAFLD and serum leptin and adiponectin levels in school-aged Japanese children.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/14/4148adiponectincomputed tomographyleptinnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasewaist circumference |
| spellingShingle | Yuriko Abe Ryousuke Tonouchi Mitsuhiko Hara Tomoo Okada Eric H. Jego Tetsuya Taniguchi Tsugumichi Koshinaga Ichiro Morioka Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children Journal of Clinical Medicine adiponectin computed tomography leptin non-alcoholic fatty liver disease waist circumference |
| title | Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children |
| title_full | Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children |
| title_fullStr | Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children |
| title_short | Visceral Fat Area Measured by Abdominal Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in School-Aged Japanese Children |
| title_sort | visceral fat area measured by abdominal bioelectrical impedance analysis in school aged japanese children |
| topic | adiponectin computed tomography leptin non-alcoholic fatty liver disease waist circumference |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/11/14/4148 |
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