Key result
A body shape index (ABSI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were significantly associated with arterial stiffness (ba-PWV) in both Korean men and women (p<0.01).
Why the study?
The association between obesity parameters and arterial stiffness remains controversial, and relationships between multiple new anthropometric parameters and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity were unstudied in Koreans.
Are new anthropometric parameters (ABSI, VAI) associated with arterial stiffness in Korean adults?
Population
2,647 adults (1,474 men and 1,173 women)
Comparison
Anthropometric indexes (BMI, WC, ABSI, BRI, and VAI)
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Cross-sectional links between obesity indices and arterial stiffness warrant clinical caution; leaves open causality and prospective validation.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,647)
Are new anthropometric parameters (ABSI, VAI) associated with arterial stiffness in Korean adults?
Effect estimate: ABSI (men: β=0.066, women: β=0.087); VAI (men: β=0.067, women: β=0.136)
p-value: p=<0.01
A body shape index (ABSI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) are significantly associated with arterial stiffness and may serve as simple assessment tools for cardiovascular disease risk.
Choi et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity and Arterial Stiffness (n=2,647). Anthropometric parameters (ABSI, BRI, VAI, BMI, WC) was evaluated on Mean brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV) (ABSI (men: β=0.066, women: β=0.087); VAI (men: β=0.067, women: β=0.136), p=<0.01). A body shape index (ABSI) and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were significantly associated with arterial stiffness (ba-PWV) in both Korean men and women (p<0.01).
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