Sagittal Abdominal Diameter: Application in Clinical Practice

Authors

  • Thaís Da Silva-Ferreira Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Gabriela De Azevedo-Abreu Instituto de Estudos em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Marcelly Cunha-Oliveira-Dos-Santos-Lopes Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Vanessa Chaia-Kaippert Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Eliane Lopes-Rosado Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.16.4.60

Keywords:

Abdominal fat, Sagittal abdominal diameter, Anthropometry

Abstract

Excess visceral fat is associated with cardiovascular risk factors. Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) has recently been highlighted as an indicator of abdominal obesity, and also may be useful in predicting cardiovascular risk. The purpose of the present study was to review the scientific literature on the use of SAD in adult nutritional assessment. A search was conducted for scientific articles in the following electronic databases: SciELO , MEDLINE (PubMed) and Virtual Health Library. SAD is more associated with abdominal fat (especially visceral), and with different cardiovascular risk factors, such as, insulin resistance, blood pressure, and serum lipoproteins than the traditional methods of estimating adiposity, such as body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio. SAD can also be used in association with other anthropometric measures. There are still no cut-off limits established to classify SAD as yet. SAD can be an alternative measure to estimate visceral adiposity. However, the few studies on this diameter, and the lack of consensus on the anatomical site to measure SAD, are obstacles to establish cut-off limits to classify it.

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2012-10-30

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Da Silva-Ferreira, T., De Azevedo-Abreu, G., Cunha-Oliveira-Dos-Santos-Lopes, M., Chaia-Kaippert, V., & Lopes-Rosado, E. (2012). Sagittal Abdominal Diameter: Application in Clinical Practice. Spanish Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 16(4), 137–142. https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.16.4.60

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