학술논문
A body shape index is associated with endothelial dysfunction in both men and women
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract A body shape index (ABSI) was proposed for estimation of abdominal adiposity. ABSI has been reported to have associations with cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular events. However, there is no information on the association between ABSI and endothelial function. We examined cross-sectional associations of ABSI with endothelial function in 8823 subjects (6773 men and 2050 women). Subjects with a lower quartile of flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) were defined as subjects having endothelial dysfunction. Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis revealed that ABSI was negatively correlated with FMD (men, r = − 0.23, P = 0.003; women, r = − 0.32, P