Visceral fat, or @entity1386 ( @entity1386 ) lies deep within the abdominal cavity and can only be directly quantified with imaging techniques. @entity1386 has been detected in @entity1 as young as 5 years of age. @entity1386 generally increases in proportion with general fatness, but the relationship between @entity1386 and total body fat is complex; in @entity1 , a major portion of the variance in @entity1386 is independent of total body fat. The waist-to-hip ratio and the trunk:extremity skinfold ratio are not good indices of @entity1386 in @entity1 , and central skinfolds and waist circumference alone are highly correlated with @entity1386 as well as subcutaneous abdominal adipose tissue (r = 0.85-0.92). African-American @entity1 have less @entity1386 than Caucasian @entity1 , and gender differences in @entity1386 become more apparent after adolescence. Preliminary evidence in @entity1 suggests that @entity1386 may have a stronger influence on cardiovascular risk factors than dietary fat intake. Preliminary evidence in @entity1 also suggests that acquisition of @entity1386 during growth is a linear process that occurs in proportion to general increases in body fat. The study of the regulation of @entity1386 acquisition during childhood development and its relationship with long-term disease risk is in its early infancy and further studies are required. Am. J. Hum. Biol. 11:201-207, 1999. Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Visceral fat in prepubertal XXXX : Influence of obesity, anthropometry, ethnicity, gender, diet, and growth.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children'] @entity1386 :: ('MESH:D018205', 'Disease') :: ['IAAT', 'intra-abdominal adipose tissue']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
