Huo L, Li K, Deng W, et al. - In a cross-sectional study involving a Chinese middle-aged population, researchers deterined the optimal cut-points of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) areas at different anatomic levels to discriminate participants with cardiometabolic risk factors. The study sample consisted of 1,744 people who had regular health checks in Nanjing BENQ Medical Center from January 2013 to December 2016. Using IDF 2005 criteria for metabolic syndrome, cardiometabolic risk factors including serum triglycerides, HDL cholesterol levels, plasma glucose, and blood pressure were defined. To identify participants with one or more cardiometabolic risk factors, the optimal cut-points for VAT area at the umbilicus level and L2/3 level were 111 cm² and 142 cm² for men and 96 cm² and 115 cm² for women.