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ArticleJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2022

Prolonged sitting time links to subclinical atherosclerosis.

Su Shen Lim, Chin-Chou Huang, Pai-Feng Hsu, Chung-Chi Lin, Yuan-Jen Wang, Yaw-Zon Ding, Teh-Ling Liou, Ying-Wen Wang, Shao-Sung Huang, Tse-Min Lu and 4 more

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Article in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Su Shen LimDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chin-Chou HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Pai-Feng HsuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chung-Chi LinSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yuan-Jen WangSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yaw-Zon DingSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Teh-Ling LiouSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Ying-Wen WangSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Shao-Sung HuangDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Tse-Min LuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Jaw-Wen ChenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Wan-Leong ChanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Shing-Jong LinDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Hsin-Bang LeuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study investigates the association between daily sitting time and subclinical atherosclerosis by using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA).

methodsThe study enrolled 203 subjects (age 57.6 ± 8.8 years) who underwent CCTA at annual medical checkups. Sitting time was categorized as < 5 hours/day (short), 5 to 9 hours/day (moderate) and ≥10 hours/d (long). We analyzed the coronary calcium score, plaque characteristics, and severity of coronary artery stenosis, including the segment involvement score (SIS) and segment stenosis score (SSS).

resultsSubjects with longer sitting times tended to be male gender and have lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p for trend < 0.05). In addition, those with longer sitting time had higher SIS (1.2 ± 1.5 vs. 1.6 ± 2.1 vs. 2.3 ± 2.0 for short, moderate, and long sitting time, respectively) (p for trend = 0.015) and SSS (1.4 ± 2.0 vs. 1.9 ± 2.7 vs. 2.7 ± 2.6) (p for trend = 0.015), suggesting longer sitting time-correlated with the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. When considering the coronary plaque patterns, subjects with shorter sitting time (<5 hours/d) tended to have more calcified plaque and subjects with longer sitting time (≥10 hours/d) had more mixed plaque (p for trend = 0.018). After adjusting for age, gender, comorbidities, body mass index, and lipid profiles, increased sitting time was independently associated with the presence of mixed plaque, suggesting longer sitting time may be associated with higher risk of the formation of vulnerable plaque.

conclusionLonger sitting time was linked to the severity of subclinical atherosclerosis and the presence of high-risk vulnerable plaque in the general population.

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Coronary Artery DiseaseSitting PositionAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlaque, AtheroscleroticSurveys and QuestionnairesTaiwanTomography, X-Ray Computed

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