Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Generally, abdominal adipose tissue correlates stronger to decreased insulin sensitivity than what BMI does. In adults, males have more visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and less subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) than females. Comparisons between measures of body composition from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and anthropometry have been studied previously; however not in preschool children.Aim: This study compa...