ABSTRACT
Adult studies indicate that the relationships between body composition and cardiovascular risk (CV) factors such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, and hyperinsulinemia vary with body fat distribution[1-3]. Fat deposited centrally tends to be more deleterious than peripheral fat[4, 5]. In addition, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have shown visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to be more highly correlated with CV risk factors than subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (SAAT)[6-8].
