Objective To investigate the correlation between visceral fat area and metabolic indexes and adipokines in overweight/ obese patients.Methods A total of 90 overweight / obese patients with BMI> 24 kg/m2 treated in Putuo Hospital Affiliated to ShanghaiUniversity of Traditional Chinese Medicine from June 2020 to November 2021 were included in the study. Visceral fat area (VFA) , subcutaneous fat area (SFA), waist circumference, abdominal circumference, hip circumference, height, weight, body fat rate, and basalmetabolic rate (BMR) were measured. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Metabolic indicators such as fasting blood glucose(FBG), hemoglobin glyc (HbA1c), fasting insulin (FINS), free fatty acid (FFA), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase(ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), uric acid (UA), as well as adipokines such as fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21), leptin and adiponectin were tested. The steady-state model insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) was also calculated. The correlation with the above indexes was analyzed in four groups based on the visceral fat area.Results There were significant differences in body weight,BMI, waist, abdominal and hip circumference, SFA, BMR, FFA, ALT, AST, AST, HbA1c, HOMA-IR, FGF-21 [(119.90±52.50),(182.32±61.58), (198.65±71.13), (209.44±70.00) ng/L], adiponectin [(6.73±0.60), (6.86±1.08), (7.32±0.95), (7.58±0.96) μg/L], andleptin [(0.85±0.36), (1.22±0.44), (1.34±0.41), (1.41±0.39)μg/L] among the four groups (P<0.05). VFA was positively associated withbody weight, BMI, waist, abdominal and hip circumference, SFA, BMR, FFA, ALT, AST, AST, HbA1c, HOMA-IR (r> 0, P<0.05) and negatively associated with FGF-21, adiponectin, and leptin (r<0, P<0.05). That is ,the larger visceral fat area, the higher the levels ofweight, BMI, waist , abdomen and hip circumference, SFA, BMR, FFA, ALT, AST, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR ,and the lower the levels of fibroblast cytokine 21, adiponectin, and leptin.Conclusion The visceral fat area is positively associated with the degree of obesity(weight, BMI, waist abdomen and hip circumference, SFA, BMR), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), glycolipid metabolism (HbA1c, FFA),impaired liver function (ALT, AST), and negatively associated with fibroblast cytokine 21, adiponectin and leptin. |