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1 Human Performance Laboratory, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2040; 2 College of Educational Studies, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008; 3 Health Science Division, Indian River Community College, Fort Pierce 34981-5596; 4 HealthSouth Doctors' Hospital, Coral Gables, Florida 33146; 5 University of Miami, Diabetes Research Institute, Miami, Florida 33136; and 6 School of Physical and Health Education, Queen's University, Kinston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6
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 × 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 × 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.
central obesity; serum lipoproteins; insulin; glucose; Caucasian women; African-American women
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