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August 8, 2014PLoS ONEOpen Access

Visceral Adiposity Index May Be a Surrogate Marker for the Assessment of the Effects of Obesity on Arterial Stiffness

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Why the study?

Is visceral adiposity index a better surrogate marker for arterial stiffness compared to BMI or waist circumference in adults over 40?

Population

5,158 individuals over 40 years of age from Nanjing, China

Comparison

Visceral adiposity index, body mass index, and… vs Different categories/quartiles of obesity indices

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

FYFan YangJiangsu UniversityGWGuofeng WangHarbin Institute of TechnologyZWZhixiao WangHubei University of Medicine

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Implication

VAI may indicate arterial stiffness beyond BMI or WC; leaves open its value as a surrogate marker pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Is visceral adiposity index a better surrogate marker for arterial stiffness compared to BMI or waist circumference in adults over 40?

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Population
5,158 individuals over 40 years of age from Nanjing, China
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Intervention
Visceral adiposity index (VAI), body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference (WC)
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Comparator
Different categories/quartiles of obesity indices (BMI, WC, VAI)
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Outcome
Arterial stiffness measured through brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV)surrogate

Visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a better independent indicator of arterial stiffness than BMI or waist circumference, highlighting the importance of metabolic heterogeneity in obesity.

Cite This Study

Yang et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a795263fbd9051d3b0db1c3https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104365
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