Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and type 2 diabetes risk according to the FINDRISC modified for Latin America.

Background: The Finnish Diabetes Risk Score (FINDRISC) is a tool to predict 10-year risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and visceral adiposity is associated with higher cardio-metabolic risk. The objective of the study was to assess the relationship of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness with T2DM risk according to the FINDRISC tool.

Methods: The study was conducted in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, and included 55 subjects of whom 37 (67.