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1 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: /S (11) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

2 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  , DOI: ( /S (11) ) Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions


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