Key result
Duration of overweight/obesity was independently associated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, an index of arterial stiffness, whereas current degree of overweight/obesity was not.
Why the study?
This study was conducted to evaluate the association between the duration of overweight/obesity and arterial stiffness.
Is the duration of overweight/obesity associated with arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older adults?
Observational (n=103)
Is the duration of overweight/obesity associated with arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older adults?
The duration of overweight or obesity, rather than the current degree of excess weight, is independently associated with increased arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older adults.
Obesity duration was associated with arterial stiffness independent of current BMI; hypothesis-generating for cumulative exposure effects in prospective studies.
This study aims to evaluate the association between duration of overweight/obesity and arterial stiffness. In total, 103 men and women aged 45–68 years with a body mass index (BMI) of ≥25 kg/m2 were enrolled in this study. Duration of overweight/obesity was calculated for individuals with at least two consecutive BMI occurrences of ≥25 kg/m2 in the previous (5-year intervals from 20 years old) and present BMI information. Multiple regression analysis showed that carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, an index of arterial stiffness, was independently associated with the duration of overweight/obesity, but not with current degree of overweight/obesity.
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Matsui et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Overweight and obesity (n=103). Duration of overweight/obesity was evaluated on Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity. Duration of overweight/obesity was independently associated with carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity, an index of arterial stiffness, whereas current degree of overweight/obesity was not.
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