ArticleActa radiologica open2019
Correlation between subcutaneous fat measurements in knee MRI and BMI: relationship to obesity and related co-morbidities.
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a major public health disorder associated with multiple co-morbidities. Knee magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) permits visualization of the subcutaneous fat anatomy, which can be correlated to body mass index (BMI) and obesity-related co-morbidities. PURPOSE: This study intends to validate a method of correlating measurements of subcutaneous fat around the distal femur on axial MR images to BMI and obesity-related co-morbidities. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe most proximal axial slice of each knee MRI was divided into four quadrants. Measurements of the thickest portion of the subcutaneous fat in each quadrant were independently obtained, yielding a value which was assigned the name of the SubCut fat index. The relationship between the SubCut fat index of each quadrant and the patient's BMI was then evaluated. Receiver operating characteristic curves utilizing both the subcutaneous fat in the medial and lateral quadrants as well as BMI were performed with respect to obesity-related co-morbidities.
resultsSubCut fat index measurements in all four quadrants and BMI show the strongest correlation (all four, ANOVA
conclusionThe SubCut fat index, a marker of distal femur subcutaneous fat on axial MRI, correlates with severity of obesity (BI) and associated obesity-related co-morbidities.
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