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. 2024 Jan 2;24(1):5.
doi: 10.1186/s12872-023-03597-x.

Characteristics and correlation of body fat distribution and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in adults aged 20-59 years: a cross-sectional study

Shengya Wang #  1 , Haiyan Shi #  1 , Laiyuan Luo  2 , Hui He  3
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Characteristics and correlation of body fat distribution and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity in adults aged 20-59 years: a cross-sectional study

Shengya Wang et al. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. .

Abstract

Background: Fat distribution is closely related to vascular stiffness. This study aimed to investigate age and sex differences in fat distribution and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV), and the association between fat parameters and baPWV.

Methods: A total of 10,811 participants aged 20-59 years were recruited. Measures included waist and hip circumference, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), percentage body fat (PBF), subcutaneous fat area (SFA), visceral fat area (VFA), and baPWV.

Results: The results confirm that fat accumulates with age and that men tend to carry more abdominal fat than women in the same age group. The findings also indicate that baPWV increases with age and is significantly higher in men than in women in the same age group. In addition, WHR, VFA, and baPWV were more strongly correlated than baPWV and BMI, SFA, and PBF. Finally, the effects of age, PBF, WHR, and VFA on baPWV were greater for the higher quantiles.

Conclusions: There are age and sex differences in fat distribution and baPWV. Abdominal obesity is more closely linked to arterial stiffness than overall obesity, and people with higher baPWV are more affected by obesity parameters.

Keywords: Anthropometric measures; Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; Fat distribution; Vascular stiffness.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Fig. 1
Scatter plots showing correlations of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) with (A) age, (B) body mass index, (C) percentage body fat, (D) waist-to-hip ratio, (E) subcutaneous fat area, and (F) visceral fat area
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Fig. 2
Quantile regression plots of predictor effect on quantiles of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity
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