Association between Abdominal Fat (DXA) and Its Subcomponents (CT Scan) before and after Weight Loss in Obese Postmenopausal Women: A MONET Study

Association between Abdominal Fat (DXA) and Its Subcomponents (CT Scan) before and after Weight Loss in Obese Postmenopausal Women: A MONET Study

Introduction. Subcutaneous fat (ScF) and visceral fat (VF) measurements using CT scan are expensive and may imply significant radiation doses. Cross-sectional studies using CT scan showed that ScF and VF are significantly correlated with abdominal fat measured by DXA (AF-DXA). The association...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Doyon, Caroline Y., Brochu, Martin, Messier, Virginie, Lavoie, Marie-Ève, Faraj, May, Doucet, Éric, Rabasa-Lhoret, Rémi, Dionne, Isabelle J.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092519/

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092519/

Similar Items