Table 2.

Comparison of visceral fat area measured by DXA and CT

	n	DXA-VAT, cm2	CT-VAT, cm2	VAT difference (DXA–CT), cm2
HIV	313	133 ± 70	141 ± 101	−9 ± 47
Women	106	110 ± 59	96 ± 64	14 ± 27
Men	207	145 ± 72	165 ± 108	−20 ± 50
Non-HIV	144	116 ± 63	115 ± 84	1 ± 40
Women	83	111 ± 63	96 ± 69	15 ± 29
Men	61	122 ± 62	141 ± 95	−19 ± 44

VAT as measured by DEXA and CT, as well as the measurement difference between modalities, are presented as mean ±SD. CT computed tomography, DXA dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, VAT visceral fat cross-sectional area