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    Area of Science:

    • Metabolic Health
    • Exercise Physiology
    • Biomedical Data Science

    Background:

    • Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a crucial marker for metabolic health, with excess VAT linked to type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance.
    • VAT is a dynamic fat depot influenced by physical activity (PA), with exercise stimulating its turnover.
    • Current VAT measurement relies on advanced imaging, but inferring it from PA offers a scalable alternative.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between physical activity (PA) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) using accelerometry data.
    • To develop and validate methods for estimating VAT directly from PA metrics.
    • To assess the potential of PA-based VAT estimation for understanding metabolic health risks.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data (2011-2014) including accelerometry from 4,883 adults (20-60 years).
    • Employed two machine learning approaches: engineered features with ridge regression and deep neural networks (foundation and transformer models) for VAT estimation from accelerometry.
    • Incorporated demographic and body measurement covariates to enhance VAT estimation accuracy.

    Main Results:

    • Both engineered features and deep neural network approaches showed significant correlations between PA and VAT estimates.
    • Combining both methods, along with covariates, yielded the most accurate VAT estimates, achieving a correlation of r=0.86.
    • The study confirmed a strong, quantifiable relationship between habitual physical activity levels and visceral adipose tissue.

    Conclusions:

    • Physical activity is a strong predictor of visceral adipose tissue levels.
    • Accelerometry-derived VAT estimation is a viable method for assessing metabolic health risks.
    • This approach offers a non-invasive and scalable way to monitor metabolic health indicators.