Obesity and Endothelial Function

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  Figure 1. The function of endothelial cells in healthy subjects and obese subjects.

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  Figure 2. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, adjusted for the presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and smokers, for endothelial dysfunction according to obesity status. The subjects with a lower quartile of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) were defined as subjects having endothelial dysfunction (FMD of less than 4.2% in subjects aged <60 years, FMD of less than 2.1% in subjects aged ≥60 years). Reprinted with permission from Ref. [5]. Copyright 2021 Elsevier.

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  Figure 3. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals, adjusted for age, body mass index, presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, and smokers, for endothelial dysfunction of high ABSI. The subjects with endothelial dysfunction were defined as follows: Men, FMD of less than 3.6%, Women, FMD of less than 3.1%. Low ABSI was defined as follows: Men, less than 0.0796, Women, less than 0.0823. Adapted from [28] 2021 Springer Nature Limited.

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  Figure 4. The putative mechanisms underlying endothelial dysfunction induced by obesity.