RESTING METABOLIC-RATE, BODY-FAT DISTRIBUTION, AND VISCERAL FAT IN OBESE WOMEN

被引:27
作者
ARMELLINI, F [1 ]
ROBBI, R [1 ]
ZAMBONI, M [1 ]
TODESCO, T [1 ]
CASTELLI, S [1 ]
BOSELLO, O [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV VERONA,INST INTERNAL MED,I-37100 VERONA,ITALY
关键词
RESTING METABOLIC RATE; FAT DISTRIBUTION; VISCERAL FAT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; INDIRECT CALORIMETRY;
D O I
10.1093/ajcn/56.6.981
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
学科分类号
100403 ;
摘要
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) was evaluated in 27 obese women aged 16-49 y [body mass index (in kg/m2) 27-51] by indirect calorimetry. Visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue areas. body fat, and fat-free mass (FFM) were measured by a single scan with computed tomography (CT); the waist-hip circumference ratio (W/H) was also used. Comparison between the lowest and the highest RMR quartiles-adjusted for age and FFM-revealed a higher W/H in the highest quartile (0.78 +/- 0.08 vs 0.88 +/- 0.08; P < 0.05). No difference was observed in CT indexes. No differences in W/H were observed after RMR was adjusted for age, FFM, and body fat. Our results point out that RMR, adjusted for FFM and age, correlates with body-fat distribution as evaluated by W/H, but not with visceral fat, as evaluated by CT. Correlations disappeared after RMR was adjusted for body fat as well.
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页码:981 / 987
页数:7
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