Subcutaneous adipose tissue measurements and better metabolic prediction

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>The aim of the study was to establish the importance of an additional measurement of subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness (SAT) on a predetermined position on the waistline, and its relation to waist measurements as an improvement of metabolic prediction in equally obese subjects. One hundred and forty two consecutive patients were enrolled in the study: stratified by weight as normal (body mass index — BMI 20–25 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25–30 kg/m2) and obese (BMI &gt;30 kg/m2); and by fasting glucose level as normoglycemic, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), or with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). SAT was measured in relaxed expiration, 3 cm left of the umbilicus, with ultrasound. Fasting blood samples for glucose, insulin and HbAlc were taken. Waist circumference was slightly higher in the IFG (112.8 cm) and normoglycemic groups (115.62 cm), compared to T2DM (108.15 cm). The T2DM group had a lower average SAT (2.7 cm) than both the IFG group (3.4 cm, p&lt;0.01) and the normoglycemic group (4.2cm, p=0.001). The homeostatic model of assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA IR) was the lowest in normoglycemic and the highest in IFG group. Waistline radius to SAT ratio provides better insight into the deterioration of glucose metabolism than standard anthropometric markers of abdominal obesity in equally obese patients.</jats:p>

Morpho-Anthropological characteristic of the distribution of Adipose Connective Tissue in Elderly Bulgarian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

“…An interest induced the data indicating that skinfolds from topographically neighboring areas were in a stronger correlation with each other, than did skin folds from distant topographical areas. Some authors have reported the importance of adipose tissue accumulation in the anterior abdominal wall [18]. In this investigation the sfAbdomen was the thickest, compared to the other studied skinfolds in patients with T2DM, but it was not detected a significant difference compared to the thickness of the corresponding skinfold in the controls.…”

Anthropological Characteristic of the Distribution of Adipose Tissue in Bulgarian Females with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

“…Some authors have reported the importance of adipose tissue accumulation in the anterior abdominal wall. 17 In our investigation, the sfAbdomen was the thickest, compared to the other studied skinfolds in patients with T2DM, but it did not differ signifi cantly from the thickness of the corresponding skinfold in controls. Moreover, considerably greater thickness was measured in some skinfolds in the control group than in the corresponding skinfolds in patients with T2DM, as happened with sfTriceps, sfThigh and sfCalf.…”

Effects of fruit maturity stages and seed extraction time on the seed quality of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.)

“…Fruit harvested while botanically mature gave quality seed in all tested variants, considering that those from fruit stored for 20 days after harvest had germination of 99%. By collecting eggplant in the second and third harvest, Ristić et al (2013) determined that seed obtained from fruit in the second harvest had lower germination than the seed from the third harvest. Storing seeds for three years increased germination in the first two, but germination decrease was noted in the third year.…”