Key result
Peripheral fat mass showed an independent negative correlation with both atherogenic metabolic risk factors and aortic calcification (P<0.001), exhibiting a dominant antiatherogenic effect.
Why the study?
Does peripheral fat mass exhibit an antiatherogenic effect compared to central fat mass in elderly women?
Population
1356 women aged 60 to 85 years
Comparison
Peripheral fat mass and central fat mass… vs Different distributions of central and…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Peripheral fat may protect against atherosclerosis in elderly women; observational data leave open causality and require prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,356)
Does peripheral fat mass exhibit an antiatherogenic effect compared to central fat mass in elderly women?
p-value: p=<0.001
In elderly women, peripheral fat mass exhibits an independent antiatherogenic effect, suggesting that the localization of fat mass is more important for atherosclerosis risk than overall obesity.
Tankó et al. (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in Atherosclerosis (n=1,356). Peripheral fat mass vs. Low peripheral fat mass / Central fat mass was evaluated on Atherogenic metabolic risk factors and aortic calcification (p=<0.001). Peripheral fat mass showed an independent negative correlation with both atherogenic metabolic risk factors and aortic calcification (P<0.001), exhibiting a dominant antiatherogenic effect.
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