Key result
Body mass index was not independently associated with increased aortic stiffness after multivariate adjustment (β = -103, P < 0.01).
Population
1,608 individuals aged 25-64 years from Vitória, Brazil
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Questions independent BMI-aortic stiffness link; leaves open blood pressure confounding in prior observations.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,608)
Effect estimate: β = -103
p-value: p=< 0.01
Obesity is not independently associated with increased aortic stiffness, suggesting that previously reported associations are likely confounded by the progressive increase in blood pressure observed in obesity.
Rodrigues et al. (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Aortic stiffness (n=1,608). Body mass index was evaluated on Aortic stiffness (carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity) (β = -103, p=< 0.01). Body mass index was not independently associated with increased aortic stiffness after multivariate adjustment (β = -103, P < 0.01).
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