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Abdominal obesity is associated with arterial stiffness in middle-aged adults.
Strasser, B; Arvandi, M; Pasha, E P; Haley, A P; Stanforth, P; Tanaka, H.
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  • Strasser B; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Institute for Nutritional Sciences and Physiology, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tyrol, Austria. Electronic address: barbara.strasser@umit.at.
  • Arvandi M; Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment, University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tyrol, Austria.
  • Pasha EP; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
  • Haley AP; Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
  • Stanforth P; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
  • Tanaka H; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis ; 25(5): 495-502, 2015 May.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25770757
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The relation between adiposity and arterial stiffness remains controversial. We determined whether abdominal and visceral adipose tissue may be a better predictor of arterial stiffness than general obesity in middle-aged adults. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 146 participants (76 men, 70 women; 50 years) were studied. The automatic vascular screening device (Omron VP-1000plus) was used to measure blood pressure simultaneously in the arms and ankles and to determine arterial stiffness by pulse wave velocity (PWV). Using multiple linear regressions, the relations between indicators of obesity and arterial stiffness were examined after adjustment for confounders. Both carotid-femoral PWV and brachial-ankle PWV were significantly associated with BMI (both P < 0.05) but not with body fat percentage. Measures of abdominal obesity, including waist circumference and visceral fat mass (via DXA), were strongly associated with PWV and remained positively associated with arterial stiffness after adjustment for age and gender. Cardiovascular fitness as assessed by maximal oxygen consumption was related to body fat percentage but not with visceral fat. More favorable cardiovascular health profile was associated with both lower visceral fat mass and PWV (both P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Abdominal obesity and visceral fat are associated with large artery stiffness. These findings support the importance of adiposity measures as a risk factor for arterial stiffening in middle-aged adults.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Arterias / Enfermedades Vasculares / Grasa Intraabdominal / Adiposidad / Obesidad Abdominal Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Asunto de la revista: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA / CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO / METABOLISMO Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Arterias / Enfermedades Vasculares / Grasa Intraabdominal / Adiposidad / Obesidad Abdominal Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis Asunto de la revista: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA / CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO / METABOLISMO Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos