Short Term Longitudinal Changes in Subcutaneous Fat Distribution and Body Size among Japanese Women in the Third Decade of Life.

Murakami, Motoko; Hikima, Rie; Arai, Seiichi; Yamazaki, Kazuhiko; Iizuka, Sachiko; Tochihara, Yutaka

doi:10.2114/jpa.18.141

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“…It is suggested that a future population-based study and a cohort-based study with follow-up should be conducted, so that the importance of NC to the CKD risk prediction can be validated, and it can be determined whether this importance will change with increasing age. However, in fashion experience and healthy population, the circumference of someone's neck would be about the same as his/her pants width; that is, the waist circumference is about twice the neck circumference [ 34 ]. Several studies report similar ratios around 1.9 to 2.1 for circumferences of waist to neck in control groups [ 16 , 17 , 21 , 22 , 29 ].…”

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Neck Circumference as a Predictive Indicator of CKD for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients

Liu

Chang

Lin

et al. 2015

BioMed Research International

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Background. Neck circumference (NC) is an anthropometric measure of obesity for upper subcutaneous adipose tissue distribution which is associated with cardiometabolic risk. This study investigated whether NC is associated with indicators of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for high cardiometabolic risk patients. Methods. A total of 177 consecutive patients who underwent the outpatient departments of cardiology were prospectively enrolled in the study. The patients were aged >20 years with normal renal function or with stages 1–4 CKD. A linear regression was performed using the Enter method to present an unadjusted R 2, standardized coefficients, and standard error, and the Durbin-Watson test was used to assess residual independence. Results. Most anthropometric measurements from patients aged ≧65 were lower than those from patients aged <65, except for women's waist circumference (WC) and waist hip ratio. Female NC obtained the highest R 2 values for 24 hr CCR, uric acid, microalbuminuria, hsCRP, triglycerides, and HDL compared to BMI, WC, and hip circumference. The significances of female NC with 24 hr CCR and uric acid were improved after adjusted age and serum creatinine. Conclusions. NC is associated with indicators of CKD for high cardiometabolic risk patients and can be routinely measured as easy as WC in the future.

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Neck Circumference as a Predictive Indicator of CKD for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients

Liu

Chang

Lin

et al. 2015

BioMed Research International

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“…At last, the neck subcutaneous fat thickness of the patients with obesity may affect the accuracy of US evaluation for VF mobility. The reason why high BMI was not a significant factor among older age group may be due to the fact that BMI is originally an indicator to assess abdominal obesity and obesity will progress with aging mainly at lower parts of the trunk such as the waist and infragluteal region [14] . Wang et al also found that US evaluation of VF mobility was significantly more difficult in men than in women, and in older patients than younger patients, which were compatible with the present study [6] .…”

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Indication and validity of ultrasonographic evaluation for assessment of vocal fold mobility before and after thyroid surgery

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Sugitani

Orita

et al. 2015

IJDI

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Background: Evaluating recurrent laryngeal nerve function before and after thyroid surgery is important. Although laryngeal electroendoscope is the most reliable tool for evaluating vocal fold (VF) mobility, ultrasonography (US) may offer a non-invasive alternative. The aim of this study is to evaluate the validity and limitation of US evaluation for the assessment of VF mobility.Methods: This was a study for diagnostic testing of US in a single center. One hundred and one patients who underwent thyroid surgery between February 2011 and August 2011 were enrolled to this study. Observation of the VF mobility using a B-mode US scanner was performed before and after thyroid surgery, through the thyrohyoid membrane, thyroid notch, and cricothyroid membrane. The results of US were compared with those of electroendoscopic examination which was performed on the same day but after the US.Results: First we excluded one case that could not be observed by electroendoscopic examination before surgery. After excluding the cases which the VF mobility was invisible by US, we analyzed 89 out of the 100 patients before thyroid surgery and 89 out of the 101 patients after surgery. The sensitivity and specificity of US were 87.5%, 100% for before and 94.4%, 100% for after surgery, respectively. It was significantly more difficult to assess the VF mobility by US among patients who were men (odds ratio [OR] 24.7, 95% confidence interval [CI] 4.9-124.2), 65 years old or more (OR 3.5, 95% CI 1.0-11.9), and have past history of thyroid surgery (OR 7.9, 95% CI 2.1-29.2). Being obese was also a significant factor (OR 10.5, 95% CI 1.7-64.8) among younger patients (less than 65 years).Conclusion: US evaluation can be used for the assessment of recurrent laryngeal nerve function before and after thyroid surgery. This is a safe and non-invasive diagnostic tool which may be performed as a first-line method.

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“…Murakami et al performed a study of subcutaneous‐fat distribution and body size among Japanese women in their early 20s and again 5 years later by measuring skinfold thickness at 14 points on the body (12). They found significant increases in subcutaneous fat at the lower trunk, such as the waist and intragluteal regions.…”

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Regional Subcutaneous‐Fat Loss Induced by Caloric Restriction in Obese Women

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WANG, JACK, BLANDINE LAFERRÈ RE, JOHN C. THORNTON, RICHARD N. PIERSON, JR., and F. XAVIER PI-SUNYER. Regional subcutaneous-fat loss induced by caloric restriction in obese women. Obes Res. 2002;10:885-890. Objective: With anthropometric models using skinfolds and circumferences, we studied changes in the percentage of subcutaneous fat in the total cross-sectional area (SF%) at four body sites in obese women, before and after weight loss induced by 6 months of caloric restriction. Research Methods and Procedures:In 61 obese women [31 African Americans and 30 whites; ages, 24 to 68 years; body mass index (BMI), Ն28kg/m 2 ], we measured SF% at the midpoint of the upper arm and thigh and the waistline and hipline, and we measured the percentage of total body fat by DXA before (Obs#1) and after (Obs#2) a 6-month nonintervention control period and then after 6 months on a 1200 kcal/d diet (Obs#3). Results: The mean body weight and BMI increased (1.8 kg and 0.61 kg/m 2 ; p ϭ 0.0001), but there were no significant changes in any other body composition measurements from Obs#1 to Obs#2. The means of Obs#3 for weight and BMI decreased by 11%, and the percentage of total body fat decreased by 13% of Obs#2 mean values (p ϭ 0.0001). The mean SF% at each site decreased 7.6% to 18.0% of the Obs#2 mean values (p Ͻ 0.001). The SF% decreases were greater at mid-arm and mid-thigh than in the cross-sectional regions at the waistline and hipline (p ϭ 0.05). There was no interaction between age or ethnicity (p Ͼ 0.2). Conclusions: In obese women, caloric restriction alone reduces anthropometrically measured subcutaneous fat proportionally more in peripheral than in central regions.

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Short Term Longitudinal Changes in Subcutaneous Fat Distribution and Body Size among Japanese Women in the Third Decade of Life.

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Neck Circumference as a Predictive Indicator of CKD for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients

Neck Circumference as a Predictive Indicator of CKD for High Cardiovascular Risk Patients

Indication and validity of ultrasonographic evaluation for assessment of vocal fold mobility before and after thyroid surgery

Regional Subcutaneous‐Fat Loss Induced by Caloric Restriction in Obese Women

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