Abstract
Abdominal obesity, so-called visceral fat obesity, is one risk factor for arteriosclerotic diseases. Visceral fat accumulation, because it might result from personal lifestyle, must be prevented and alleviated through concrete lifestyle-based countermeasures. This study was undertaken to explain the relation between visceral fat accumulation and lifestyle. Subjects were 3,659 people who had taken medical examinations including abdominal CT. After adjusting for sex and age, 2,864 (1,677 men and 1,167 women) middle-aged (40-69 years old) subjects were selected. Statistical analyses were used: analysis of variance and multiple comparison. Results show that lifestyle factors related to visceral fat accumulation were sleep quality and time, hearty appetite, frequent dining out, high salt intake, eating more animal than vegetable food products, drinking, and smoking. Regarding physical exercise, a significant relation was found in men, not in women. In conclusion, food overconsumption, drinking alcohol, sleep quality deterioration, meals leaning toward animal food products, and exercise were related to visceral fat accumulation.
