Visceral adiposity index as a tool for cardiometabolic risk in obese older women

• Autor(a) principal: Cambiriba,<p>Ayanne Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Oliveira,Daniel Vicentini de, Valdes-Badilla,Pablo, Bernuci,Marcelo Picinin, Bertoloni,Sonia Maria Marques Gomes, Branco</p>,Braulio Henrique Magnani
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/1636
• topic: obesity; aging; aged.

<p><b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To correlate anthropometric measurements, lipid profile, cardiorespiratory fitness, and visceral adiposity index (VAI) in sedentary obese older women.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> Twenty-seven insufficiently active and overweight older women were included in this cross-sectional study. We evaluated their anthropometric profile (body weight and stature, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences) and body composition (fat mass, body fat percentage, and musculoskeletal mass). Venous blood samples were analyzed for high and low-density lipoproteins (HDL-c and LDL-c), triglycerides (TG), and the LDL/HDL ratio. Peak oxygen uptake (VO₂ peak) was measured using an adapted Bruce test using direct spirometry. We tested data normality and applied Pearson’s correlation, assuming a p &lt; 0.05.<br> <b>RESULS:</b> The following correlations were observed: VAI and HDL (r = -0.53); VAI and LDL (r = 0.35); VAI and TG (r = 0.86); VAI and TG/HDL (r = 0.99) and VAI and VO₂ peak (r = -0.55), with p &le; 0.01 for all analyses.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The findings suggested that VAI may be used as a tool to assess cardiometabolic risk in obese older women. Future studies should evaluate the applicability of VAI as a cardiometabolic risk factor indicator in older adults.</p>