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ba0006p157 | (1) | ICCBH2017

Are there gender differences in abdominal fat distribution in healthy teenagers?

Duboeuf Francois , Boutroy Stephanie , Ginhoux Tiphanie , Roux Jean-Paul , Chapurlat Roland , Bacchetta Justine

Background: While the relationship between visceral (VFAT) and subcutaneous (SFAT) fat mass with cardiometabolic risk has been demonstrated in adults, fat mass evolution during teenagehood remains poorly explored and usually assessed with irradiative (CT) or expensive (MRI) techniques. Our aim was to evaluate a novel technique derived from DXA to assess VFAT and SFAT in healthy teenagers.Subjects and methods: Healthy teenagers from the VITADOS study unde...