Risk for metabolic syndrome in the population with visceral fat area measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis
- Author:
Han Ho JEON
1
;
Yong Kang LEE
;
Dong Hyun KIM
;
Haeyong PAK
;
Sang Yun SHIN
;
Jeong Hun SEO
Author Information
- Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2021;36(1):97-105
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background/Aims:To investigate whether visceral fat area (VFA) measured by bioelectric impedance analysis (BIA) was associated with metabolic syndrome in subjects with and without obesity.
Methods:A total 23,202 participants who underwent medical check-ups were assessed. Participants were stratified by body mass index (BMI) and VFA. We evaluated six different groups for metabolic syndrome: Group 1 (normal weight and low VFA), Group 2 (normal weight and high VFA), Group 3 (overweight and low VFA), Group 4 (overweight and high VFA), Group 5 (obesity and low VFA), and Group 6 (obesity and high VFA).
Results:Metabolic syndrome traits and metabolic syndrome were significantly more prevalent in the high-VFA (≥ 100 cm2 ) subgroup in each BMI group. Adjusted logistic regression analyses revealed that the odds ratio for metabolic syndrome compared with Group 1 was the highest in Group 6 (24.53; 95% confidence interval [CI], 21.77 to 27.64). Notably, the odds ratio of Group 2 was higher than that of Group 3 (2.92; 95% CI, 2.30 to 3.69 vs. 2.57; 95% CI, 2.23 to 2.97).
Conclusions:Our study demonstrates that the combination of BMI assessment and VFA determination by BIA may be a useful method for predicting the risk of metabolic syndrome. The VFA by BIA may be a useful target for interventions to improve metabolic syndrome.
