ArticleInternational journal of obesity (2005)2021
Associations of body size and composition with subclinical cardiac dysfunction in older individuals: the cardiovascular health study.
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- Insulin Resistance Indices and Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Long-term prognostic value of myocardial work analysis across obesity stages: insights from a community-based study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- A detailed analysis of body composition in relation to cardiopulmonary exercise test indices.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and body composition.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Fat Mass is Associated with Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Without Established Cardiovascular Diseases.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2023Article
- Frailty index and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a mendelian randomization study.Annals of translational medicine · 2022Article
- Glucose dysregulation and subclinical cardiac dysfunction in older adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study.Cardiovascular diabetology · 2022Article
- Relationships between heart shape, function, and disease in 38,858 UK biobank participants.Journal of cardiovascular magnetic resonance : official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic ResonanceArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFocused studies in younger to middle-aged populations have demonstrated a relationship between obesity and adverse cardiac mechanics. We examined whether measures of overall and central adiposity are associated with cardiac mechanics, assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography, in an older population without prevalent coronary heart disease or heart failure.
methodsBody composition was measured by anthropometry, bioelectrical impedance, and dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry among participants in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a population-based cohort of adults aged 65 years or older. Systolic and diastolic cardiac mechanics were measured with speckle-tracking analysis of echocardiograms. Multi-variable adjusted linear regression models were used to investigate associations of body composition measures and cardiac mechanics.
resultsMean age for the 3525 included participants was 72.6 years, 39% were male, and 10% were black. Mean body-mass index (BMI) was 26.3 ± 4.4 kg/m
conclusionIn this cross-sectional study of older adults, central obesity was most robustly associated with impaired left ventricular systolic and diastolic strain as well as left atrial strain. The adverse effects of central obesity appear to extend even into older age.
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