Reference Values for DXA-Derived Visceral Adipose Tissue in Adults 40 Years and Older from a European Population: The Tromsø Study 2015–2016

Table 2

Age-adjusted correlation for the association of VATg, VATindex, and VAT% with cardiometabolic risk factors: the Tromsø Study 2015–2016.

Cardiometabolic factors	VATg	VATindex	VAT%
Women
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.12	0.13	0.10
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.08	0.08	0.08
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.44	0.44	0.38
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.006	−0.006	0.01
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.43	−0.43	−0.36
HbA1c (%)	0.24	0.24	0.17
CRP (mg/L)	0.14	0.15	0.09
Hypertension	0.20	0.20	0.15
Diabetes	0.23	0.24	0.16
Elevated triglycerides	0.35	0.35	0.31
Low HDL	0.28	0.29	0.24
Metabolic syndrome	0.29	0.30	0.24
Men
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.11	0.11	0.10
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	0.13	0.11	0.12
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.38	0.37	0.31
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.02	−0.03	−0.02
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	−0.38	−0.37	−0.29
HbA1c %	0.27	0.29	0.19
CRP (mg/L)	0.08	0.09	0.03
Hypertension	0.25	0.25	0.21
Diabetes	0.22	0.24	0.18
Elevated triglycerides	0.34	0.34	0.28
Low HDL	0.25	0.26	0.20
Metabolic syndrome	0.30	0.32	0.23

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