Cutoff and target values for intra-abdominal fat area for prevention of metabolic disorders in pre- and post-menopausal obese women before and after weight reduction

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 110-114

  Shigematsu, Ryosuke ^a   Okura, Tomohiro ^b   Kumagai, Syuzo ^c   Kai, Yuko ^c,g   Hiyama, Teruo ^d   Sasaki, Haruka ^e   Amagai, Hitoshi ^f   Tanaka, Kiyoji ^a,b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Toride Kyodo General Hospital   (Japan)

^e Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital   (Japan)

^f Keiyu Hospital   (Japan)

^g PHYSICAL FITNESS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diet; Exercise; Fat body; Menopause; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METABOLIC DISORDER; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ABDOMEN; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 29644447544     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.110     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Examination Committee of Criteria for 'Obesity Disease' in Japan, Japan Society for the Study of Obesity. New criteria for 'obesity disease' in Japan. Circ J 2002; 66: 987-992.
2. Nakamura T, Tokunaga K, Shimomura I, Nishida M, Yoshida S, Kotani K, et al. Contribution of visceral fat accumulation to the development of coronary artery disease in non-obese men. Atherosclerosis 1994; 107: 239-246.
3. Banno K, Shiomi T, Sasanabe R, Otake K, Hasegawa R, Maekawa M, et al. Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy. Circ J 2004; 68: 338-342.
4. Ley CH, Lees B, Stevenson JC. Sex- and menopause-associated changes in body-fat distribution. Am J Clin Nutr 1992; 55: 950-954.
5. Björntorp PA. Sex differences in the regulation of energy balance with exercise. Am J Clin Nutr 1989; 49: 958-961.
6. Hunter GR, Kekes-Szabo T, Treuth MS, Williams MJ, Goran M, Pichon C. Intra-abdominal adipose tissue, physical activity and cardiovascular risk in pre- and post-menopausal women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1996; 20: 860-865.
7. Gower BA, Nagy TR, Goran MI, Toth MJ, Poelman ET. Fat distribution and plasma lipid-lipoprotein concentrations in pre- and postmenopausal women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1998; 22: 605-611.
8. Rebuffe-Scrive M, Andersson B, Olbe L, Björntorp P. Metabolism of adipose tissue in intraabdominal depots of nonobese men and women. Metabolism 1989; 38: 453-458.
9. Tokunaga K, Matsuzawa Y, Ishikawa K, Tarui S. A novel technique for the determination of body fat by computed tomography. Int J Obesity 1983; 7: 437-445.
10. Yoshizumi T, Nakamura T, Yamane M, Islam AH, Menju M, Yamasaki K, et al. Abdominal fat: Standardized technique for measurement at CT. Radiology 1999; 211: 283-286.
11. Igarashi K, Fujita K, Yamase T, Norita N, Okita K, Satake K, et al. Sapporo Fitness Club Trial (SFCT): Design, recruitment and implementation of a randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of exercise at a fitness club for the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors. Circ J 2004; 68: 1199-1204.
12. The Examination Committee of Criteria for 'Metabolic Syndrome' in Japan. Criteria for 'metabolic syndrome' in Japan. J Jpn Soc Intern Med 2005; 94: 188-203 (in Japanese).
13. Tanaka K, Nakadomo F, Watanabe K, Inagaki A, Kim HK, Matsuura Y. Body composition prediction equations based on bioelectrical impedance and anthropometric variables for Japanese obese women. Am J Hum Biol 1992; 4: 739-745.
14. Brozek J, Grande F, Anderson JT, Keys A. Densitometric analysis of body composition: Revision of some quantitative assumptions. Ann NY Acad Sci 1963; 110: 113-140.
15. Olson MS, Williford HN, Blessing DL, Greathouse R. The cardiovascular and metabolic effects of bench stepping exercise in females. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1991; 23: 1311-1317.
16. Beaver WK, Wasserman K, Whipp BJ. Improved detection of lactate threshold during exercise using a log - log transformation. J Appl Physiol 1985; 59: 1936-1940.
17. Borg G. Perceived exertion: A note on "history" and methods. Med Sci Sports 1973; 5: 90-93.
18. Hill DW, Cureton KJ, Grisham C, Collins MA. Effect of training on the rating of perceived exertion at the ventilatory threshold. Eur J Appl Physiol 1987; 56: 206-211.
19. Despres JP, Lamarche B. Effects of diet and physical activity on adiposity and body fat distribution: Implications for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Nutr Res Rev 1993; 6: 137-159.
20. Williams MJ, Hunter GR, Kekes-Szabo T, Trueth MS, Snyder S, Berland L, et al. Intra-abdominal adipose tissue cut-points related to elevated cardiovascular risk in women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 1996; 20: 613-617.
21. Knopp RH. Risk factors for coronary artery disease in women. Am J Cardiol 2002; 89: 28E-35E.
22. Writing Group for the Women's Health Initiative Investigators. Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women. JAMA 2002; 288: 321-333.
23. Hernandez-Ono A, Monter-Carreola G, Zamora-Gonzalez J, Cardoso-Saldana G, Posadas-Sanchez R, Torres-Tamayo M, et al. Association of visceral fat with coronary risk factors in a populationbased sample of postmenopausal women. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2002; 26: 33-39.
24. Ryo M, Nakamura T, Kihara S, Kumada M, Shibazaki S, Takahashi M, et al. Adiponectin as a biomarker of the metabolic syndrome. Circ J 2004; 68: 975-981.
25. Hagan RD, Upton SJ, Wong L, Whittam J. The effects of aerobic conditioning and/or caloric restriction in overweight men and women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1986; 18: 87-94.