Why the study?
Does overweight and obesity increase the risk of impaired LV diastolic function and structural changes in a general Korean population?
Population
31,334 apparently healthy Korean adults who underwent echocardiography
Comparison
Overweight and obesity vs Normal BMI group
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Higher BMI correlates with diastolic impairment in Koreans; leaves open whether weight loss alters progression.
Does overweight and obesity increase the risk of impaired LV diastolic function and structural changes in a general Korean population?
Higher BMI, even at Asian-specific overweight cutoffs, is strongly associated with impaired LV diastolic function and adverse structural remodeling in healthy adults.
Park et al. (2016) studied this question.
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