Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI)
Visceral Adiposity Index (Amato 2010): a sex-specific function of waist, BMI, triglycerides, and HDL (mmol/L); ~1 is typical in healthy non-obese adults, higher suggests visceral-fat dysfunction.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Waist circumference
- 100 cm
- BMI
- 30 kg/m²
- Triglycerides
- 2.0 mmol/L
- HDL cholesterol
- 1.0 mmol/L
- Female sex
- No
Result: Visceral Adiposity Index 2.65 — ~ 1 is typical in healthy non-obese adults; higher suggests visceral-fat dysfunction.
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- Index
- Sex-specific function of waist, BMI, triglycerides, and HDL (mmol/L). ~ 1 in healthy non-obese adults; higher indicates visceral-fat dysfunction. An index, not a diagnostic test.
What you enter
- Waist circumference
- BMI
- Triglycerides
- HDL cholesterol
- Female sex
How this is calculated
Amato MC, Giordano C, Galia M, et al. Visceral Adiposity Index: a reliable indicator of visceral fat function associated with cardiometabolic risk. Diabetes Care. 2010;33(4):920-922. Read the source ↗
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