Abstract P152: Clinical Utility Of Visceral Adipose Tissue Volume In Identification Of Middle Age Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

Background: Higher visceral adipose tissue (VAT) volume is associated with greater risk for the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Although VAT volume and prevalence of T2D vary by sex and race, differences in VAT volumes that are associated with the identification of individuals with prevalent T2D across these groups has not been fully examined. Objective: Our goal was to determine VAT volume cut points that maximize true positive, true negative, and optimal identification of individuals with T2D according to sex and race. Methods: Data were examined from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study, a multi-center longitudinal study of the development of cardiovascular risk in black and white men and women ages 18-30 years at baseline. In 2010-2011, the Year 25 exam was performed (43-55 years). VAT (cm3) was quantified by computed tomography based on two 5 mm contiguous slices at the level of the 4th-5th lumbar vertebra (n=3,161). T2D was defined based on the presence of fastin...