Sagittal Abdominal Diameter: A Novel Anthropometric Measure for Predicting Visceral Fat and Associated Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Children

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Abstract

This study examined sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) in children 12 to 18 years of age, which has been shown in adult populations to be a measure of visceral fat. NHANES 2011-12 data were used (n = 1073) to compare SAD to known cardiovascular disease risk factors. Using linear regression, SAD was directly associated with statistically significant changes in systolic blood pressure (0.73; P <.0001), hemoglobin A1C (A1C) (0.02; P =.001), triglycerides (4.13; P <.0001), insulin (1.87; P <.0001), and inversely associated with statistically significant changes in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (-1.32; P <.0001). This study shows a need for SAD to be further evaluated before recommendations for clinical use.

Publication Title

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volume

30

Issue

2

First Page

153

Last Page

158

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1097/TIN.0000000000000026

ISSN

08835691

E-ISSN

15505146

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