4 9 Although few studies have defined the difference between abdominal distension and bloating, the generally accepted interpretation is that distension is a progressive increase in size, whereas bloating describes alternating increases and decreases in abdominal girth.
Yet, the use of those indices can not discern the contribution of subcutaneous adipose tissue or visceral, in abdominal girth.
Like OHSS, rapid growth in abdominal girth, dyspnea, abdominal pain, and other overt symptoms of ACS in other gynecological conditions must also be considered in the differential.
Phase III was recognized because most patients were referred at that stage with rapid increase in abdominal girth and paroxysms of abdominal pain.
She also noticed an increase in abdominal girth and a greater amount of subcutaneous fat in her abdomen, chest, and back.
Data on feeding intolerance (defined as aspirates of ≥ 30% of a single feed administered) and abdominal distension (defined as > 10% increase in abdominal girth) were recorded by the nursing staff every 4 hours and/or prompted by clinical concerns.
The menopause-related difference in intra-abdominal fat persisted (P<0.05) after statistical adjustment for age and total body fat mass, whereas no difference in abdominal subcutaneous fat was noted.
A possible explanation may be the difference in abdominal compliance between males and females.
Increased upper body fat including visceral adiposity, as reflected in increased abdominal girth or waist-to-hip ratio, is associated with the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease (3), although underlying mechanisms remain uncertain.
Differences in age, sex, BMI and abdominal girth were compared using Student's t-test.
Two studies [ 23, 24] supplied the information of the mean change of abdominal girth after 7 days of intervention, and patients in vaptans arm were found to be more decrement (WMD = −2.04 cm, 95%% CI [−2.94,-1.14], p < 0.00001, Fig. 2b).
