Arterial Stiffness is More Associated with Abdominal than Generalized Obesity in Adult Males of Western Rajasthan, India
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 10
Abstract
Abstract: Studies suggested that obesity; arterial stiffness and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are interrelated. Analyzing relation between arterial stiffness and type of obesity can be helpful in prediction of CVD in obese. We performed this study in western Rajasthan, India to assess type of obesity more related with arterial stiffness. 77 healthy non smoker, free of CVD, male participant, age 20 to 40 years, examined for Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) as indices of obesity and Right and Left brachial ankle Pulse Wave Velocity (ba PWV), Carotid-Femoral (C-F) PWV and Augmentation Index at Heart Rate 75/min (AIx@HR75) as indices of arterial stiffness and measured non-invasively using an oscillometeric device PeriScope. Result suggested Pearson’s Correlation Coefficients (r) of WC with indices of stiffness are greater than as of BMI (r = 0 .482 vs 0.356 , 0.396 vs 0.219, 0.484 vs 0.316 and r = 0.433 vs 0.31 respectively for Right ba PWV, Left ba PWV, CF PWV and AIx@HR75). Simple linear regressions were significant (p<0.05) except between BMI and Left ba PWV (p>0.05). The present study concluded that vessel wall properties were well explained by central obesity as compare to generalized obesity. So for CV health, individual should be focused on reducing belly fat. Keywords:Obesity, Arterial stiffness, Pulse wave velocity, Cardiovascular risk
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Rajnish Kanojia, Raghuveer Chaudhary, Abhinav Purohit, Rekha Singhvi, N. D. Soni, RajuRam Dudi
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