Key result
hsCRP lacks correlation with LV mass in obese women but correlates with BMI and visceral fat.
Why the study?
Does hsCRP correlate with left ventricular mass in healthy obese women?
Cross-Sectional (n=90)
Does hsCRP correlate with left ventricular mass in healthy obese women?
In healthy obese women, hsCRP correlates with BMI and visceral fat but does not significantly correlate with left ventricular mass.
hsCRP should not guide assessment of left ventricular mass in obese women; leaves open inflammation's role in obesity-related remodeling.
Plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations are increased in obese individuals. In this study, we examined the correlation between hsCRP and left ventricular mass (LV mass). Fourty five healthy obese women and fourty five healthy non obese women as the controls group were studied by echocardiography and hsCRP. There was no significant correlation between hsCRP and left ventricular mass in obese women (r = 0.29, p 0.06). There was a significant correlation between hs CRP and body mass index (r = 0.46, p 0,002), and also hsCRP and visceral fat (r= 0.33, p 0.03). (Med J Indones 2006; 15:100-4)
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Alwi et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Obesity (n=90). hsCRP vs. Non-obese women was evaluated on Correlation between hsCRP and left ventricular mass (r = 0.29, p=0.06). High-sensitivity CRP showed no significant correlation with left ventricular mass in obese women (r = 0.29, p=0.06), but correlated significantly with body mass index and visceral fat.
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