Exploring the Relationship Between Visceral Fat and Coronary Artery Calcification Risk Using Metabolic Score for Visceral Fat (METS-VF)
METS-VF emerged as a strong independent marker for detecting CAC presence across mild, moderate, and severe CAC categories, outperforming major anthropometric indices in accurately estimating the presence of CAC and different severity of CAC.
Authors
- Ya‐Chin Huang
- Chao-Ling Wang
- Hsu‐Han Chien
- Chia‐Yen Dai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2296-3054)
- Yun‐Shiuan Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5077-191X)
- Jiun‐Chi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5897-2860)
- Min‐Fang Chao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5542-4594)
- Chi-Kung Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-0636)
- Chia-I Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2978-8986)
- Chia-Hsin Lu
- Hung‐Yi Chuang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8321-8720)
Institutions
- Kaohsiung Medical University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Life
- Published
- 2024-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/life14111399
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.42
Funders
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital