Key result
Patients with coronary heart disease had significantly higher body fat mass (30.59% vs 21.08%, P=0.01) and waist circumference (104 vs 93 cm, P=0.02) than those without, despite similar BMI.
Why the study?
Body fat and its distribution are important risk factors for coronary artery disease, prompting evaluation of the relationship between body composition and abdominal obesity in stable angina patients with and without coronary involvement.
Cross-Sectional (n=161)
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Reveals higher abdominal adiposity and fat mass in patients with coronary heart disease despite similar body mass index, suggesting the importance of body composition screening.
BACKGROUND: The body fat and its distribution is an important risk factor for coronary artery diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between body composition and abdominal obesity in patients with and without coronary involvement in stable angina. METHODS: One hundred and sixty-one patients who underwent coronary angiography for stable angina were divided into two groups: patients with or without coronary heart disease (CHD). Participants underwent bioimpedance analysis for measurement of adipose tissues and lean body mass. RESULTS: No significant difference in body mass index and weight was found between two groups. Mean levels of waist circumference, waist to hip ratio and fat mass were significantly higher in CHD group (P = 0.02, P = 0.04 and P = 0.01). Fat-free mass was also significantly higher in non-CHD group (P = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Screening for adiposity in subjects by body composition measurement method and determining fat distribution could better identify those at higher risk for CHD.
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Aasghar Rahmani (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Stable angina undergoing coronary angiography (n=161). Coronary heart disease (angiographic stenosis >50%) vs. Non-coronary heart disease (no angiographic stenosis >50%) was evaluated on Fat mass percentage measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis (p=0.01). Patients with coronary heart disease had significantly higher body fat mass (30.59% vs 21.08%, P=0.01) and waist circumference (104 vs 93 cm, P=0.02) than those without, despite similar BMI.
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