Table 2.
Predictive capacity of anthropometric equations for visceral AT area of the trunk in adults
| Author | Method | VAT area equations | R2(%) | Age range (y) | Cross-validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seidell et al. [91] | CT | = (0.35*BMI) + (1.48*∑ umbiliusSF and suprailiacSF) + (34.122*WHR) + (0.06*age) – 37.322 (M) | 81.9 | 19–85 | no |
| = (0.367*BMI) + (WTR*10.911) + (0.994*menopausal statea) – 15.083 (F) | 79.5 | ||||
| Kvist et al. [94] | CT | VAT (cm3) = (0.731*sagittal diameterb) – 11.5 (M) | 81.0 | 24–64 | yes |
| VAT (cm3) = (0.370*sagittal diameterb) – 4.85 (F) | 79.6 | ||||
| Weits et al. [99] | CT | = (3.27071*WC) + (3.74794*HC) – 558.25696 (M) | 74.0 | 16–81 | yes |
| = (2.00558*WC) + (2.32435*HC) – 319.21927 (F) | 56.0 | ||||
| Ferland et al. [98] | CT | = (1.0652*weight) + (1.6649*abdominalSF) + (1.6934*subscapularSF) + (200.9726*WHR) + (1.7137*age) – 292.1026 (F) | 73.7 | 23–50 | no |
| Despés et al. [102] | CT | = (2.843*WC) + (2.125*age) – 225.39 (M) | 74.0 | 18–42 | no |
| Koester et al. [103] | CT | = (3.4838*WC) – (67.0158*log chest ratioc) – 157.7378 (M) | 67.0 | 18–30 | yes |
| Kekes–Szabo et al. [95] | CT | = (4.37*WC) +(0.75*age) + (1.26*abdominalSF) – (1.55*∑legCCd) – 202.04 (M) | 73.0 | 18–71 | yes |
| Bonora et al. [76] | MRI | = (6.37*WC) – 453.7 (M) | 56.0 | 22–70 | no |
| = (4.04*WC) + (2.62*age) – 370.5 (F) | 68.0 | ||||
| Kekes-Szabo et al. [96] | CT | = (2.57*umbilicusCC) + (0.69*suprailiacSF) + (0.92*age) – 188.61 (F) | 75.0 | 17–76 | yes |
| Schreiner et al. [97] | MRI | eWHR, age (M) | 32.9 | 48–68 | no |
| eWC (F) | 42.8 | ||||
| Stanforth et al. [107] | CT | Ln (VAT) = (0.05*BMI) + (3.2*WHR) + (0.02*age) + (0.36*racef) – 0.70 (M) | 78.0 73.0 |
17–65 | yes |
| Ln (VAT) = (0.05*BMI) + (1.85*WHR) + (0.02*age) + (0.22*racef) + 0.33 (F) | |||||
| Brundavani et al. [104] | CT | = (1.09*weight) – (2.29*BMI) + (6.04*WC) – 382.9 (M) | 74.2 | 40–79 | no |
| = (5.19*WC) – (0.86*weight) – 278 (F) | 62.6 | ||||
| Bouza et al. [105] | CT | = (3.413*WC) – (2.281*HC) + (3.306*age) – 27.765 (M+F) | 62.0 | 18–78 | no |
| Goel et al. [106] | MRI | = (16.9*age) + (934.18*sexg) + (578.09*BMI) – (441.06*HC) + (434.2*WC) – 238.7 (M+F) | 52.1 | 15–50 | no |
| Eastwood et al. [108] | CT | = h (1.87*age) + (2.80*weight) – (1.79*height) + (7.57*WC) – (4.91*HC) – (2.85*TC) + 67.88 (M) | 69.0 | 58–85 | yes |
| = h (0.90*age) + (2.71*weight) + (2.62*WC) – (1.75*TC) – 250.86 (F) | 62.0 | ||||
| = i (0.94*age) + (8.63*WC) + (1.47*TC) – (3.86*HC) – 422.31 (M) | 73.0 | ||||
| = i (2.20*age) + (3.20*weight) – (2.42*height) + (3.35*WC) – (4.93*HC) + 323.39 (F) | 56.0 | ||||
| = j (1.18*age) + (2.16*weight) – (2.35*height) + (6.56*WC) – (2.15*HC) – (1.81*TC) + 39.24 (M) | 61.0 | ||||
| = j (1.13*age) + (6.28*weight) – (2.47*height) + (1.85*WC) – (3.71*HC) – (4.35*TC) + 475.69 (F) | 55.0 |
AT=adipose tissue; BMI = body mass index (kg/m2); WC = waist circumference (cm); HC = hip circumference (cm); TC = thigh circumference (cm); CC= circumference (cm); WHR = waist-to-hip ratio; WTR = waist-to-thigh ratio; VAT = visceral adipose tissue (cm2); CT = computed tomography; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; M = for men, F = for women;
1 = postmenopausal, 0 = premenopausal;
obtained by CT (cm);
logarithm of the chest circumference divided by the chest skinfold thickness;
∑legCC = sum of the mid-thigh and lower thigh circumference (cm);
exact equation not given;
black = 0, white = 1;
male = 1, female = 2;
white European;
African Caribbean;
South Asian; sagittal diameter (cm); age (years).