Sonographic evaluation of visceral and subcutaneous fat in obese children

Radiologia brasileira
Telma SakunoLisiane Schilling Poeta

Abstract

To evaluate sonographic measurements of visceral and subcutaneous fat in children, and to investigate the usefulness of preperitoneal fat (PF) and the abdominal wall fat index (AFI) as parameters to determine visceral fat and presence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese children. A case-control study of a sample including 44 children (22 cases and 22 controls) matched by sex and age. The Student t test and the Fisher exact test were utilized in the descriptive and bivariate analysis. The sonographic parameters evaluated - subcutaneous cell tissue, PF and intraperitoneal fat, and NAFLD - presented high statistical association with body mass index. NAFLD was observed in eight obese patients (36.36%), and PF and AFI were the variables with highest statistical significance, with p < 0.0001. Ultrasonography is useful tool in the differentiation and quantification of visceral and subcutaneous fat in children. The measures of PF and AFI are useful in the assessment of visceral fat and NAFLD in obese children.

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Citations

Mar 6, 2015·Radiologia brasileira·Henrique Manoel Lederman
Oct 25, 2017·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·J BassolsA López-Bermejo
Oct 28, 2019·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition·Valeria Cuzmar BenítezJuan Cristóbal Gana
Jul 21, 2017·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Daniella Braz ParenteRosana Souza Rodrigues
Jul 5, 2018·Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism·Dong Wook KimDuk Hee Kim
Feb 8, 2019·Frontiers in Pediatrics·Suzanne E Cuda, Marisa Censani
Dec 28, 2019·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition·Valeria CuzmarJuan Cristóbal Gana
Aug 3, 2020·Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition·Nehal El-KoofyHanan Fouad

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