Intra‐abdominal fat measurement by ultrasonography: association with anthropometry and metabolic syndrome in adolescents

To associate intra‐abdominal fat thickness measured by ultrasonography to the factors related to metabolic syndrome and to determine cutoff points of intra‐abdominal fat measurement associated with a greater chance of metabolic syndrome in adolescents. This was a cross‐sectional study, with 423 adolescents from public schools. Intra‐abdominal fat was measured by ultrasonography. Anthropometric data were collected, and biochemical analyses were performed. Intra‐abdominal fat was measured by ultrasonography, showing a statistically significant association with the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome (p=0.037), body mass index (p