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Associations of visceral fat area and physical activity levels with the risk of metabolic syndrome in postmenopausal women

Endocrinology
Author
Zając-Gawlak I et al.
Used Parameters : VFA

Publication Year : 2017

Country : Poland

Journal : Biogerontology

This study was aimed at the evaluation of relationship between visceral fat area (VFA) and physical activity (PA) with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk in the physically active postmenopausal women. A total of 85 attendants of the University of the Third Age (U3A) aged 62.8±5.9 years (median time since menopause 11.8 y), participated in this study. VFA was assessed by bioimpedance method using InBody 720 analyzer. PA was assessed using the ActiGraph GT1 M accelerometer. Fasting levels of serum lipids (TG, HDL), serum …
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