Body-mass index, abdominal adiposity, and cardiovascular risk Frederico Bastos Gonçalves, Marcel Koek, Hence JM Verhagen, Wiro J Niessen, Don Poldermans The Lancet Volume 378, Issue 9787, (July 2011) DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61121-5 Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions
Figure Volumetric measurement of abdominal fat by use of multidetector CT Patients A and B present with the same waist circumference (WC), but the visceral fat volume is nearly twice as high in patient A as in patient B. BMI=body-mass index. VAT=visceral adipose tissue. The Lancet 2011 378, DOI: (10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61121-5) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions