Samouda et al reported equations for estimating visceral adipose tissue in adults. The authors are from multiple institutions in France, Luxembourg and Canada.
Patient selection: French adults from 18 to 78 years
Parameters:
(1) sex
(2) age n years
(3) waist circumference in cm
(4) proximal thigh circumference in cm
(5) body mass index (BMI) in kg per square meter
Parameter
Female Coefficient
Male Coefficient
age in years
1.46
1.19
waist circumference
2.15
6
proximal thigh circumference
-3.63
-4.41
BMI
6.22
NA
visceral adipose fat in female in square cm =
= SUM((coefficient) * (parameter)) - 92.713
visceral adipose tissue in male in square cm =
= SUM((coefficient) * (parameter)) - 213.65
Performance:
• R-squared was 0.84 for females and 0.80 for males.
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