Contribution of visceral fat accumulation to the development of coronary artery disease in non-obese men

Associations between intra-abdominal visceral fat accumulations and coronary risk factors were studied in a sample of 29 non-obese men aged 57 +/- 10 years with coronary artery disease (CAD). Their body mass indexes (BMI) were 23.8 +/- 1.5 (range 18.7-26.3). The visceral fat area (VFA) and the subcutaneous fat area (SFA) were measured at the level of the umbilicus by computed tomography. In patients with CAD, the average VFA was significantly...