Abstract:Despite the rising awareness of abdominal adiposity associated health problems and demographic health disparities, research is lacking about abdominal fat trends using a national representative sample of US adults. Our purpose was to examine national demographic specific abdominal fat composition and distribution trends from 2011 to 2018. This trend analysis was using National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data (n = 13,163). Visceral adipose percent (VAT%), visceral adipose tissue area (VAA) and visc… Show more
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