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The association of anthropometric indices and cardiac function in healthy adults

Javad Shahabi1, Mohammad Garakyaraghi2, Davood Shafie3

  • 1Assistant Professor, Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

ARYA Atherosclerosis
|August 24, 2019
PubMed

Insights

Upper body obesity indicators like neck circumference (NC) and waist circumference (WC) correlate with cardiovascular risk factors. These measures, along with body mass index (BMI), are important for estimating metabolic and cardiovascular risks.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Obesity Research
  • Diagnostic Imaging

Background:

  • Obesity is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
  • Upper body obesity specifically has been identified as a predictor of CVDs.
  • This study investigates the link between upper body obesity indicators and echocardiographic measures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the association between upper body obesity indicators and echocardiographic indices.
  • To explore the relationship between neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and cardiac function parameters.
  • To assess the predictive value of upper body obesity in cardiovascular health.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study involving 80 healthy adults.
  • Measurements included neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), body mass index (BMI), and blood pressure.
  • Echocardiography assessed indices like transmitral flow velocity (E, A), diastolic tissue velocity (E', A'), E/E' ratio, pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP), and left atrial volume (LAV).
  • Bivariate Pearson correlation coefficients were used to analyze associations.

Main Results:

  • In men, NC, WC, and BMI showed significant correlations with LAV, PAP, and blood pressure, with varying impacts on diastolic function indices (E', A).
  • In women, NC, WC, and BMI also correlated significantly with LAV and PAP, with additional associations found with ejection fraction (EF) and transmitral flow velocities (E, A).
  • Specific correlations included NC with SBP, DBP, A', and negative correlation with E' in men; and NC with LAV, A, EF, SBP, PAP, A', and negative correlation with E' and E/E' in women.

Conclusions:

  • Neck circumference (NC), waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI) are positively correlated with left atrial volume (LAV) and pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) in both sexes.
  • The negative correlation of NC with early diastolic tissue velocity (E') highlights its importance.
  • These upper body obesity measures are valuable for estimating metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors.
Abstract

Keywords:
Cardiovascular DiseasesObesityRisk Factors

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