Key result
In a meta-analysis of 5,171 participants, obesity was significantly associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, characterized by higher IVRT and E/E' and lower E/A and E' compared to controls.
Why the study?
Does obesity worsen left ventricular diastolic function parameters assessed by echocardiography in adults?
Population
11 studies including 5171 adult participants
Comparison
Obesity (BMI ≥30kg/m2) vs Normal weight (non-obese controls)
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Highlights obesity as a diastolic dysfunction risk marker; confirms association but leaves interventional effects open.
Meta-Analysis (n=5,171)
Does obesity worsen left ventricular diastolic function parameters assessed by echocardiography in adults?
Obesity is significantly associated with echocardiographic signs of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, highlighting BMI as a predictor for this condition.
Li Songbiao (2016) conducted a meta-analysis in Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (n=5,171). Obesity vs. Normal weight was evaluated on Echocardiographic parameters of left ventricular diastolic function. In a meta-analysis of 5,171 participants, obesity was significantly associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, characterized by higher IVRT and E/E' and lower E/A and E' compared to controls.
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