Antropometriai paraméterek diagnosztikus hatékonysága az elhízás, különös tekintettel a zsigeri zsírfelhalmozódás és bizonyos kardiovaszkuláris rizikótényezők tükrében
Diagnostic efficiency of anthropometric parameters in the detection of obesity, with
special regard to visceral adiposity and certain cardiovascular risk factors. The visceral adipose
tissue carries greater risk of developing cardio-metabolic disorders than subcutaneous adipose
tissue or whole-body obesity. Estimating fat distribution and intra-abdominal fat accumulation
could be more useful to predict the risk of cardio-vascular and metabolic diseases than whole body
fat. The indices and models to estimate the distribution and amount of adipose tissue, which are
based on body measurements, do not distinguish visceral tissue from subcutaneous abdominal
adipose tissue. It is of high importance to validate the predictive accuracy of existing, indirect
methods in relation to the accumulation and localization of adipose tissue and cardio-metabolic
risk factors, and to develop new, inexpensive and reliable methods for clinical use. The main aims
and questions were the followings: (1) To determine which anthropometric parameters have strong
relation with visceral fat accumulation (VFA)? (2) To identify the anthropometric parameters
having the best ability to estimate VFA. (3) To evaluate the relationships between changes in body
fat content, VFA and anthropometric parameters. (4) How reliable are the investigated
anthropometric parameters in the identification of cardiovascular risk factors
