Prediction of future visceral adiposity and application to cancer research: The Multiethnic Cohort Study.
BackgroundWe previously developed a prediction score for MRI-quantified abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) based on concurrent measurements of height, body mass index (BMI), and nine blood biomarkers, for optimal performance in five racial/ethnic groups.Here we evaluated the VAT score for prediction of future VAT and examined if enhancement wi