@article{1f7c23fe174e46e7b3711949e71c08a1,
title = "The relationship between perceived sense of control and visceral adipose tissue - the North Texas Healthy Heart Study",
abstract = "The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between one's sense of control and visceral adipose tissue.Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited 571 subjects (45 years and older) who were asymptomatic of CHD from Fort Worth, Texas from 2006 to 2008. Subjects completed a questionnaire, body measurements, a multi-slice computed tomography scan to assess for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) centered at the L4L5 spinal interspace, and serum chemistries. The natural log of L4L5 VAT (lnVAT) was used in all analyses to achieve normality of the data with final analyses including 506 participants. Linear regression was used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted beta-coefficients and standard errors for the association between sense of control and lnVAT.Results: A total of 506 participants were used in the data after adjusting for normality of the data. An increase in sense of control was associated with a decrease in lnVAT in the unadjusted (p < 0.001) and adjusted (p = 0.03) models. Other factors significantly associated with lnVAT in the adjusted model include age, BMI, male gender, non-Hispanic African American, and diet.Conclusions: Sense of control remained as an independent factor associated with visceral adiposity despite adjusting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors, including BMI. Future studies should focus on establishing a causal relationship between sense of control and visceral adiposity.",
keywords = "Cardiovascular, Psychosocial, Sense of control, Visceral adipose tissue",
author = "Roberto Cardarelli and Hogan, {Sandy Asari} and Fulda, {Kimberly G.} and Joan Carroll",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful for the assistance of Ana L. Chiapa, Mayra Rodriguez, Lorna Brooks and the Primary Care Research Center staff of the University of North Texas Health Science Center. We also want to thank the clinicians of the North Texas Primary Care Research Network who helped recruit study participants. The project described was supported by Grant Number P20MD001633 from the National Institute On Minority Health And Health Disparities and the NIH Loan Repayment Program. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute On Minority Health and Health Disparities or the National Institutes of Health 1Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. 2Primary Care Research Center/Texas Prevention Institute, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. 3Department of Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA. 4Department of Integrative Physiology, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA.",
year = "2011",
month = sep,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1186/1751-0759-5-12",
language = "English",
volume = "5",
journal = "BioPsychoSocial Medicine",
issn = "1751-0759",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.",
}