@article{ART001091063},
author={Chung Won Suk and Mi-Yeon Song and Sungsoo Kim},
title={Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women},
journal={Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation},
issn={1229-1854},
year={2007},
volume={17},
number={4},
pages={175-183}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chung Won Suk
AU - Mi-Yeon Song
AU - Sungsoo Kim
TI - Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women
JO - Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
PY - 2007
VL - 17
IS - 4
PB - The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
SP - 175
EP - 183
SN - 1229-1854
AB - Objectives :
Abdominal obesity, especially visceral obesity is a risk factor of metabolic syndrome. It also affects body figure and structure like spinal curvature, and vice versa. The present study was designed to evaluate correlation between abdominal adiposity and change of lumbo-sacral curvature.
Methods :
Subjects were 36 obese pre-menopausal Korean women (mean age at baseline was 31.78±6.18). Body Mass Index(BMI), waist circumference(WC) were measured. Abdominal fat was estimated using a region of interest(ROI, L2-upper iliac crest) of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry(DXA) which was reported to be associated with total visceral adipose tissue(VAT) as well as MRI-derived VAT area at L4-5. To evaluate abdominal fat accumulation ratio, ROI data divided by total body fat, trunk fat and leg fat have been used for analysis. Lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson angle were measured using lateral view of whole spine X-ray in standing position.
Results :
Pearson's correlation coefficient was used for statistical analysis. The result was that BMI and WC were significantly correlated with ROI (p<0.01), but not with abdominal fat accumulation ratio. In contrast, lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson angle were correlated with abdominal fat accumulation ratio, not with ROI.
Conclusions :
These results show that BMI and WC could be used as indicators of total amount of abdominal fat and lumbar lordotic angle and Ferguson angle as indicators of abdominal fat accumulation ratio.
KW - Abdominal obesity;LLA;Ferguson angle.
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Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song and Sungsoo Kim. (2007). Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, 17(4), 175-183.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song and Sungsoo Kim. 2007, "Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women", Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, vol.17, no.4 pp.175-183.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song, Sungsoo Kim "Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 17.4 pp.175-183 (2007) : 175.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song, Sungsoo Kim. Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women. 2007; 17(4), 175-183.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song and Sungsoo Kim. "Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 17, no.4 (2007) : 175-183.
Chung Won Suk; Mi-Yeon Song; Sungsoo Kim. Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation, 17(4), 175-183.
Chung Won Suk; Mi-Yeon Song; Sungsoo Kim. Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women. Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation. 2007; 17(4) 175-183.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song, Sungsoo Kim. Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women. 2007; 17(4), 175-183.
Chung Won Suk, Mi-Yeon Song and Sungsoo Kim. "Correlation between Lumbo-sacral Curvature and Abdominal Obesity in Pre-menopausal Korean Obese Women" Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation 17, no.4 (2007) : 175-183.
