A body shape index is associated with endothelial dysfunction in both men and women

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  Figure 1. Bar graphs showing flow-mediated vasodilation according to a body shape index in men (A) and in women (B).

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  Figure 2. Receiver-operator characteristic curves of a body shape index (ABSI) and body mass index (BMI) for patients with a low quartile of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) in men (A) and in women (B). Low quartile of FMD indicates less than 3.6% in men and less than 3.1% in women. P values indicate the differences in areas under the curves between ABSI and BMI to predict a low quartile of FMD. ABSI a body shape index, BMI body mass index, AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval.

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  Figure 3. Adjusted cubic spline of the relationship between a body shape index (ABSI) and odds ratio for endothelial dysfunction in men (A) and in women (B). Endothelial dysfunction was defined as FMD of less than 3.6% in men and FMD of less than 3.1% in women. The adjusted model includes age, body mass index, and smokers. Vertical lines show 95% confidence intervals. Dashed vertical lines represent the cutoff values of ABSI for endothelial dysfunction that were derived from ROC curve analysis (0.0796 for men and 0.0823 for women).

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  Figure 4. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for a low quartile of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) of high a body shape index (ABSI) using the low ABSI group as the reference. Low quartile of FMD indicates less than 3.6% in men and less than 3.1% in women. Low ABSI indicates less than 0.0796 in men and less than 0.0823 in women. Model 1: Adjusted for age. Model 2: Adjusted for age, body mass index, and smokers. Model 3: Adjusted for age, body mass index, presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, and smokers.

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  Figure 5. Receiver-operator characteristic curves of a body shape index (ABSI) and body mass index (BMI) for predicting patients with a history of cardiovascular disease in men (A) and in women (B). P values indicate the differences in areas under the curves between ABSI and BMI to predict patients with cardiovascular disease. ABSI a body shape index, BMI body mass index, AUC area under curve, CI confidence interval.

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  Figure 6. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for predicting patients with a history of cardiovascular disease of high a body shape index (ABSI) using the low ABSI group as the reference. Low ABSI indicates less than 0.0796 in men and less than 0.0823 in women. Model 1: Adjusted for age. Model 2: Adjusted for age, body mass index, and smokers. Model 3: Adjusted for age, body mass index, presence of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, and smokers.