Association of obesity indexes with metaboric risk factors

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25460749
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Epidemiology and preventive medicine
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: Yasuno Shinji 京都大学, 医学研究科, 特定助教 (20467476)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): Ueshima Kenji 京都大学, 医学研究科, 教授 (40213334)
• Research Collaborator: Sato Keiko 京都大学, 医学研究科, 特任准教授 ; Kuwabara Yoshihiro 京都大学, 医学研究科, 研究員 ; Konda Manako 京都大学, 医学研究科, 研究員 ; Masuda Izuru 康生会武田病院健診センター, 所長 ; Tamaki Shunichi 山科武田ラクト健診センター, 所長 ; Kanachi Kenji 洛和会東寺南病院, 院長 ; Nisjikawa Hiroyuki 洛和会東寺南病院, 健診センター, 係長
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 肥満 / メタボリック症候群 / 体格指数 / 腹囲 / 内臓脂肪面積 / 皮下脂肪面積 / 生活習慣病

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We evaluated the associations between obesity indexes, including BMI, waist circumstance, visceral fat area (VFA), and subcutaneous fat area (SFA), and the percentages of participants having metabolic syndrome (Mets) components, including high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, high blood sugar, in the individual who underwent medical check-up. In both men and woman, the percentages increased with increase of each obesity index. When we looked at the associations between the percentages and obesity index considering both VFA and SFA, we observed the strong association of them with increased VFA in men. On the other hand, they were associated with not only increased VFA but also increased SFA in women. The present study suggests that both VFA and SFA are involved in the pathogenesis of metabolic disturbance in woman.

Free Research Field

臨床疫学