Relationship Between Abdominal Fat Distribution and Lipid profiles; Fasting Blood Sugar;
and Atherogenic Index in Obese Subjects

Keimyung Medical Journal 2008;27(2):101-109.

Relationship Between Abdominal Fat Distribution and Lipid profiles; Fasting Blood Sugar; and Atherogenic Index in Obese Subjects

비만환자에서 복부지방분포와 혈중지질; 공복혈당 및 동맥경화지수와의 관계

현지원; 서영성; 김대현

Abstract

The present study was designed to find out the relationship between abdominal subcutaneous fat distribution and blood lipids; fasting blood sugar (FBS) and atherogenic index. The subjects were 92 obese adults; who visited the obesity clinic in a general hospital from July 2005 to May 2006. Total abdominal fat;(TF); visceral fat (VF); DSF; abdominal superficial subcutaneous (SSF) and thigh fat were assessed by CT scan. Total cholesterol (TC); triglyceride (TG); LDL-cholesterol (LDL); HDL-cholesterol (HDL); FBS and atherogenic index were measured. In women; DSF/TF was negatively related to TC/HDL and TG/HDL; DSF+VF positively to LDL/HDL; VF positively to TG; TC/HDL; LDL/HDL and negatively to HDL. In men; thigh fat/DSF was positively related to HDL; and negatively to TG/HDL; DSF/TF negatively to FBS. Multiple regression analyses were performed to identify independent correlates of variables. In women; VF was the best predictor of HDL; TG; TC/HDL; TG/HDL and LDL/HDL; TF for FBS. In men; thigh fat/DSF was the best predictor of HDL and TG/HDL; thigh fat for FBS. As a result; VF for women; thigh fat/DSF for men was the best predictor of dyslipidemia and atherogenic index.

Key Words: abdominal deep subcutaneous fat, abdominal superficial subcutaneous fat, obesity