Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue (VAT) Measured on Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) with Incident Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Events in Older Men

Purposes/Aims: To estimate the associations of DXA-VAT and the proportion of central vs peripheral adipose tissue (measured as Android-Gynoid fat mass ratio on DXA) with incident ASCVD (myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease death, or fatal or non-fatal stroke) among older men.

Source: Journal of Clinical Densitometry - January 1, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: John T. Schousboe, Allyson Kats, Lisa Langsetmo, Brent Taylor, Tien Vo, Kristine Ensrud Source Type: research