Visceral adiposity index and 10-year Cardiovascular Disease incidence: the ATTICA Study

/Aims: Visceral adiposity index (VAI) has been proposed as a marker of visceral adipose tissue accumulation/dysfunction. Our aim was to evaluate potential associations between the VAI and the 10-year cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence.

Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - July 7, 2017 Category: Nutrition Authors: Georgia-Maria Kouli, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, Ioannis Kyrou, Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou, Christina Chrysohoou, Constantine Tsigos, Dimitrios Tousoulis, Christos Pitsavos Source Type: research