Arakaki S, Maeshiro T, Hokama A, Hoshino K, Maruwaka S, Higashiarakawa M, Parrott G, Hirata T, Kinjo K, Fujita J. Factors associated with visceral fat accumulation in the general population in Okinawa, Japan. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(2): 261-267 [PMID: 27158542 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i2.261]
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Akira Hokama, MD, PhD, Clinical Professor, Department of Endoscopy, University of the Ryukyus, 207 Uehara, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan. hokama-a@med.u-ryukyu.ac.jp
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. May 6, 2016; 7(2): 261-267 Published online May 6, 2016. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v7.i2.261
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 1004 subjects in this study
Gender (M/F)
540/464
Age (yr)
55.6 ± 11.6
Height (cm)
159.7 ± 9.1
Body weight (kg)
63.8 ± 11.7
BMI (kg/m2)
24.9 ± 3.4
WC (cm)
88.0 ± 8.4
SBP (mmHg)
123.1 ± 14.5
DBP (mmHg)
76.9 ± 9.6
VFA (cm2)
99.3 ± 50.5
HGB (g/dL)
14.3 ± 1.4
PLT (× 104/μL)
22.2 ± 4.9
AST (IU/L)
23.1 ± 8.3
ALT (IU/L)
25.4 ± 16.0
GGT (IU/L)
34.6 ± 30.7
ALP (IU/L)
226.1 ± 64.2
ChE (IU/L)
355.1 ± 65.9
TC (mg/dL)
206.5 ± 31.7
LDL-C (mg/dL)
126.1 ± 29.0
HDL-C (mg/dL)
56.0 ± 13.2
TG (mg/dL)
121.0 ± 74.3
FPG (g/dL)
99.7 ± 16.1
HbA1c (%)
5.3 ± 0.5
UA (mg/dL)
5.73 ±1.4
Alcohol consumption (non/current drinkers)
561/443
Table 2 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of all subjects by univariate analysis
VFA ≥ 100 (n = 459)
VFA < 100 (n = 545)
P value
Gender (M/F)
384/111
192/353
< 0.001
Age (yr)
56.9 ± 11.5
54.5 ± 11.5
0.319
Height (cm)
162.61 ± 8.6
157.3 ± 8.8
< 0.001
Body weight (kg)
70.1 ± 11.1
58.5 ± 9.4
< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
26.5 ± 3.4
23.6 ± 2.6
< 0.001
WC (cm)
91.9 ± 7.9
84.8 ± 7.3
< 0.001
SBP(mmHg)
126.5 ± 13.6
120.3 ± 14.6
< 0.001
DBP(mmHg)
79.1 ± 9.2
75.0 ± 9.5
< 0.001
HGB (g/dL)
14.8 ± 1.2
13.9 ± 1.3
< 0.001
PLT (× 104/μL)
22.0 ± 4.9
23.3 ± 8.5
0.24
AST (IU/L)
22.8 ± 7.9
25.4 ± 10.2
0.32
ALT (IU/L)
24.6 ± 15.2
25.9 ± 16.7
0.19
GGT (IU/L)
32.5 ± 27.3
36.3 ± 33.3
0.048
ALP (IU/L)
226.4 ± 62.6
225.9 ± 65.7
0.88
ChE (IU/L)
357.8 ± 67.2
352.8 ± 64.7
0.23
TC (mg/dL)
208.5 ± 31.7
204.9 ± 31.7
0.07
LDL-C (mg/dL)
126.8 ± 29.6
125.4 ± 28.6
0.45
HDL-C (mg/dL)
56.5 ± 13.9
55.5 ± 12.6
0.23
TG (mg/dL)
119.5 ± 58.2
122.3 ± 79.1
0.56
FPG (g/dL)
98.7 ± 14.5
100.5 ± 17.3
0.07
HbA1c (%)
5.2 ± 0.47
5.3 ± 0.59
0.11
UA (mg/dL)
5.7 ± 1.4
5.8 ± 1.3
0.09
Alcohol consumption (non/current drinkers)
254/205
307/238
0.401
Table 3 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of male subjects by univariate analysis
VFA ≥ 100 (n = 348)
VFA < 100 (n = 192)
P value
Age (yr)
55.3 ± 11.7
50.6 ± 12.9
< 0.001
Height (cm)
166.1 ± 6.0
166.2 ± 6.4
0.93
Body weight (kg)
72.1 ± 9.9
66.7 ± 8.2
< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
26.1 ± 3.0
24.1 ± 2.4
0.001
WC (cm)
90.7 ± 7.0
84.9 ± 6.7
< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)
126.6 ± 14.1
121.8 ± 14.2
< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)
79.8 ± 9.5
77.0 ± 8.8
0.001
HGB (g/dL)
15.2 ± 1.0
15.1 ± 1.1
0.29
PLT (× 104/μL)
21.4 ± 4.4
21.5 ± 4.2
0.76
AST (IU/L)
22.9 ± 8.0
23.4 ± 8.7
0.51
ALT (IU/L)
24.4 ± 15.9
25.8 ± 16.6
0.34
GGT (IU/L)
32.3 ± 29.3
25.8 ± 16.6
0.29
ALP (IU/L)
227.0 ± 64.1
228.2 ± 72.2
0.84
ChE (IU/L)
359.0 ± 68.5
353.9 ± 68.2
0.41
TC (mg/dL)
209.6 ± 32.8
203.4 ± 32.7
0.03
LDL-C (mg/dL)
127.1 ± 31.0
124.5 ± 30.1
0.35
HDL-C (mg/dL)
57.4 ± 13.7
55.3 ± 13.4
0.09
TG (mg/dL)
118.4 ± 68.3
118.8 ± 79.1
0.95
FPG (g/dL)
98.6 ± 15.3
101.4 ± 19.6
0.07
HbA1c (%)
5.2 ± 0.5
5.3 ± 0.7
0.06
UA (mg/dL)
5.6 ± 1.4
5.7 ± 1.2
0.28
Alcohol consumption (non/current drinkers)
209/139
119/73
0.37
Table 4 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of female subjects by univariate analysis
VFA ≥ 100 (n = 111)
VFA < 100 (n = 353)
P value
Age (yr)
62.1 ± 9.4
56.7 ± 10.0
< 0.001
Height (cm)
151.4 ± 5.6
152.5 ± 5.5
0.07
Body weight (kg)
63.9 ± 12.2
54.1 ± 6.7
< 0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
27.8 ± 4.4
23.3 ± 2.7
< 0.001
WC (cm)
95.6 ± 9.5
84.7 ± 7.6
< 0.001
SBP (mmHg)
126.0 ± 11.9
119.4 ± 14.8
< 0.001
DBP (mmHg)
76.9 ± 8.0
74.0 ± 9.7
0.004
HGB (g/dL)
13.6 ± 1.1
13.3 ± 0.9
0.02
PLT (× 104/μL)
24.1 ± 5.9
22.9 ± 5.1
0.03
AST (IU/L)
22.5 ± 7.6
23.3 ± 8.4
0.38
ALT (IU/L)
25.3 ± 12.8
26.0 ± 16.8
0.67
GGT (IU/L)
33.0 ± 20.2
36.9 ± 30.3
0.21
ALP (IU/L)
224.8 ± 57.8
224.6 ± 61.9
0.97
ChE (IU/L)
354.0 ± 62.8
352.2 ± 62.8
0.79
TC (mg/dL)
204.8 ± 27.9
205.7 ± 31.1
0.77
LDL-C (mg/dL)
125.8 ± 24.7
125.9 ± 27.7
0.98
HDL-C (mg/dL)
53.8 ± 14.2
55.6 ± 12.2
0.2
TG (mg/dL)
123.1 ± 68.0
124.1 ± 79.1
0.9
FPG (g/dL)
98.9 ± 11.7
100.1 ± 15.9
0.5
HbA1c (%)
5.2 ± 0.4
5.3 ± 0.5
0.11
UA (mg/dL)
5.7 ± 1.4
5.8 ± 1.3
0.66
Alcohol consumption (non/current drinkers)
45/66
188/165
0.01
Table 5 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of all subjects by multivariate logistic regression analysis
Variable
β
SE
Wald
P value
OR
95%CI
Age (≥ 56 yr)
0.692
0.165
17.714
< 0.001
1.999
1.448-2.759
Male gender
1.746
0.202
74.406
< 0.001
5.73
3.854-8.52
BMI (≥ 24.4 kg/m2)
1.621
0.158
105.265
< 0.001
5.06
3.712-6.897
BP (≥ 149/90 mmHg)
0.415
0.196
4.503
0.034
1.515
1.032-2.223
HGB (≥ 14.3 g/dL)
0.251
0.193
1.696
0.193
1.286
0.881-1.876
PLT (≥ 22.2 × 104/μL)
-0.014
0.187
0.006
0.938
0.986
0.683-1.422
TC (≥ 219 mg/dL)
-0.206
0.234
0.775
0.379
0.814
0.514-1.288
TG (≥ 149 mg/dL)
0.473
0.203
5.416
0.02
1.604
1.077-2.389
HDL-C (≥ 40 mg/dL)
-0.197
0.279
0.499
0.48
0.821
0.475-1.42
LDL-C (≥ 139 mg/dL)
0.184
0.242
0.574
0.449
1.201
0.747-1.932
AST (≥ 30 IU/L)
-0.191
0.276
0.477
0.49
0.826
0.481-1.42
ALT (≥ 30 IU/L)
0.075
0.238
0.099
0.753
1.078
0.676-1.72
GGT (≥ 51 IU/L)
-0.324
0.233
1.927
0.165
0.724
0.458-1.143
ALP (≥ 325 IU/L)
0.156
0.305
0.263
0.608
1.169
0.643-2.126
ChE (≥ 350 IU/L)
-0.065
0.165
0.155
0.694
0.937
0.678-1.294
UA (≥ 5.8 mg/dL)
-0.117
0.177
0.439
0.508
0.89
0.629-1.257
FPG (≥ 110 g/dL)
-0.473
0.257
3.369
0.066
0.623
0.376-1.033
HbA1c (≥ 6.2%)
-0.205
0.45
0.208
0.649
0.814
0.337-1.969
Current drinking
0.371
0.171
4.713
0.03
1.449
1.037-2.026
Table 6 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of male subjects by multivariate logistic regression analysis
Variable
β
SE
Wald
P value
OR
95%CI
Age (≥ 56 yr)
0.688
0.21
10.734
0.001
1.99
1.319-3.004
BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2)
1.459
0.204
51.055
< 0.001
4.301
2.883-6.417
BP (≥ 149/90 mmHg
0.418
0.247
2.859
0.091
1.518
0.936-2.464
Hb (≥ 15.1 g/dL)
0.293
0.203
2.098
0.148
1.341
0.902-1.995
Plt (≥ 20.9 × 104/μL)
-0.324
0.236
1.874
0.171
0.724
0.455-1.15
TC (≥ 219 mg/dL)
-0.104
0.316
0.108
0.743
0.901
0.485-1.674
TG (≥ 149 mg/dL)
0.602
0.273
4.862
0.027
1.826
1.069-3.117
HDL-C (≥ 40 mg/dL)
0.218
0.341
0.408
0.523
1.243
0.637-2.427
LDL-C (≥ 139 mg/dL)
0.037
0.322
0.013
0.908
1.038
0.552-1.952
AST (≥ 30 IU/L)
-0.161
0.343
0.22
0.639
0.851
0.434-1.669
ALT (≥ 30 IU/L)
0.022
0.302
0.005
0.942
1.022
0.566-1.847
GGT (≥ 51 IU/L)
-0.003
0.309
0
0.992
0.997
0.544-1.828
ALP (≥ 325 IU/L)
0.124
0.37
0.113
0.737
1.132
0.548-2.34
ChE (≥ 350 IU/L)
-0.049
0.217
0.052
0.819
0.952
0.622-1.455
UA (≥ 5.8 mg/dL)
-0.085
0.232
0.133
0.716
0.919
0.583-1.448
FPG (≥ 110 g/dL)
-0.485
0.327
2.201
0.138
0.615
0.324-1.169
HbA1c (≥ 6.2%)
-0.162
0.532
0.093
0.761
0.85
0.3-2.414
Current drinking
0.345
0.222
2.421
0.12
1.412
0.914-2.18
Table 7 Clinical parameters associated with visceral fat accumulation of female subjects by multivariate logistic regression analysis
Variable
β
SE
Wald
P value
OR
95%CI
Age (≥ 58 yr)
0.793
0.259
9.349
0.002
2.211
1.33-3.676
BMI (≥ 24.4 kg/m2)
2.074
0.298
48.386
< 0.001
7.957
4.436-14.275
BP (≥ 149/90 mmHg)
0.576
0.346
2.768
0.096
1.78
0.902-3.509
Hb (≥ 14.3 g/dL)
0.39
0.26
2.25
0.134
1.477
0.887-2.457
Plt (≥ 22.2 × 104/μL)
0.186
0.295
0.399
0.528
1.205
0.676-2.146
TC (≥ 219 mg/dL)
-0.297
0.388
0.586
0.444
0.743
0.347-1.59
TG (≥ 149 mg/dL)
0.148
0.334
0.196
0.658
1.16
0.602-2.233
HDL-C (≥ 40 mg/dL)
-0.83
0.465
4.463
0.035
0.374
0.15-0.931
LDL-C (≥ 139 mg/dL)
0.355
0.4
0.791
0.374
1.427
0.652-3.122
AST (≥ 30 IU/L)
-0.137
0.489
0.078
0.78
0.872
0.334-2.275
ALT (≥ 30 IU/L)
0.247
0.394
0.392
0.531
1.28
0.591-2.773
GGT (≥ 51 IU/L)
-0.928
0.393
5.567
0.018
0.395
0.183-0.855
ALP (≥ 325 IU/L)
-0.093
0.571
0.027
0.87
0.911
0.298-2.787
ChE (≥ 350 IU/L)
-0.106
0.267
0.158
0.691
0.899
0.533-1.517
UA (≥ 5.8 mg/d)
-0.011
0.285
0.001
0.97
0.989
0.566-1.729
FPG (≥ 110 g/dL)
-0.567
0.412
1.895
0.169
0.567
0.253-1.272
HbA1c (≥ 6.2%)
0.225
0.824
0.075
0.785
1.252
0.249-6.299
Current drinking
0.574
0.285
4.062
0.044
1.776
1.016-3.104
Citation: Arakaki S, Maeshiro T, Hokama A, Hoshino K, Maruwaka S, Higashiarakawa M, Parrott G, Hirata T, Kinjo K, Fujita J. Factors associated with visceral fat accumulation in the general population in Okinawa, Japan. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2016; 7(2): 261-267