Relationships of Obesity-Related Indices and Metabolic Syndrome with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Untreated Japanese Workers.
In: Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, Jg. 27 (2020-04-01), Heft 4, S. 342-352
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Aim: Obesity is a social problem due to the prevalence of the Western lifestyle. In particular, visceral fat accumulation, which is a main component of metabolic syndrome, is closely associated with the progression of atherosclerosis. This study aimed to investigate the relationships of obesity-related indices and metabolic syndrome with subclinical atherosclerosis in middle-aged untreated workers.
Methods: Employees undergoing their periodic health check-up but without previous cardiovascular events or cardiovascular medications were enrolled in this study (n=7,750). Body mass index (BMI), percent body fat, waist circumference, and visceral fat area were evaluated as obesity-related indices. Assessment of visceral fat area was performed by computed tomography (CT). Subclinical atherosclerosis was assessed by measuring arterial stiffness using cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) and by ultrasound examination of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT).
Results: Obesity-related indices were significantly correlated with each other and were positively associated with carotid IMT but negatively associated with CAVI in multivariate regression analysis. In a logistic regression analysis including CAVI and carotid IMT simultaneously, CAVI was negatively associated, but carotid IMT was positively associated, with obesity defined by each obesity-related index. In contrast, both CAVI and carotid IMT were positively associated with the presence of metabolic syndrome based on visceral fat accumulation.
Conclusions: Obesity-related indices were negatively associated with CAVI and positively associated with carotid IMT in middle-aged untreated workers, while both CAVI and carotid IMT were worsened in the presence of metabolic syndrome.
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Relationships of Obesity-Related Indices and Metabolic Syndrome with Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Middle-Aged Untreated Japanese Workers.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Sugiura, T ; Dohi, Y ; Takagi, Y ; Yoshikane, N ; Ito, M ; Suzuki, K ; Nagami, T ; Iwase, M ; Seo, Y ; Ohte, N |
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Zeitschrift: | Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis, Jg. 27 (2020-04-01), Heft 4, S. 342-352 |
Veröffentlichung: | Tokyo : Japan Atherosclerosis Society, 2020 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1880-3873 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.5551/jat.50633 |
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