| Title | Racial differences in visceral adipose tissue but not anthropometric markers of health-related variables. | ||
| Author | Perry, A C; Applegate, E B; Jackson, M L; Deprima, S; Goldberg, R B; Ross, R; Kempner, L; Feldman, B B | ||
| Journal | J Appl Physiol (1985) | Publication Year/Month | 2000-Aug |
| PMID | 10926648 | PMCID | -N/A- |
| Affiliation | 1.Human Performance Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2040, USA. aperry@jaguar.ir.miami.edu. | ||
This study sought to determine whether visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and/or its anthropometric surrogates could significantly predict health-related variables (HRV) in overweight Caucasian (CC) (n = 36) and African-American (AA) (n = 30) women. With the use of magnetic resonance imaging, findings showed significantly higher volume and area of VAT (P < 0.0001 for both) as well as higher triacylglycerol (P = 0.009) in CC compared with AA women. Furthermore, VAT volume, race, and VAT volume x race interaction could significantly predict triacylglycerol (P = 0.0094), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P = 0.0057), insulin (P = 0.0002), and insulin resistance (P < 0. 0001). Additionally, the VAT volume x race interaction for insulin (P = 0.040) and insulin resistance (P = 0.003) was significant. In a separate analysis, waist circumference and race predicted the identical variables. Our results support the use of volume or area of VAT in predicting HRV in CC women; however, its use in AA women appears limited. In contrast, waist circumference can provide a suitable VAT alternative for both CC and AA women; however, VAT clearly represents the more powerful predictor.