Abstract P242: Abdominal Adipose Tissue Distribution and Metabolic Syndrome Burden in Adolescents - Penn State Child Cohort (PSCC) Study

Objectives: To investigate the association between abdominal adipose tissue distribution and metabolic syndrome burden in a population-based sample of adolescents. Methods: We used available data from 400 adolescents who completed the follow up examinations in the PSCC study. We used whole body low-dose dual energy absorptiometry (DXA) to assess and calculate the following abdominal and body fat distribution measures: Android/Gynoid Fat ratio, Android/whole body fat ratio, Gynoid/whole body fat ratio, visceral fat area, and subcutaneous fat area in the abdominal region. . Metabolic syndrome burden was assessed by using continuous metabolic syndrome score (cMetS) - the sum of the age and sex adjusted standardized residual (Z-score) of five established metabolic syndrome components: waist circumference, mean arterial pressure, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol. Linear regression models were used to data analysis. Results: The mean age was 16.9 y...