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Yaru Lu1, Xiao-He Wang, Jing Li
1From the Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Chest Hospital, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin University (Dr Lu); Department of Endocrinology, Health Management Center, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Nankai University Affiliated Hospital (Dr Li, Dr W. Wang, Dr Zhang, Ms Huang, Dr Y. Wang, Dr Li); and Institute of Non-Communicable Diseases Control and Prevention, Tianjin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Mr X.-H. Wang), Tianjin, China.
Objective:
The aims of this study were to determine the association of skeletal muscle mass with three cardiovascular risk factors and explore a simple and clinically feasible indicator for identifying high-risk groups of cardiovascular diseases in occupational sedentary population.
Methods:
We recruited 7316 occupational sedentary participants older than 18 years from the Health Management Center of Tianjin Union Medical Center. Age-adjusted logistic regression was used to analyze the association between skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and cardiovascular risk factors.
Results:
There were significant positive associations between SMI, especially arm SMI, and cardiovascular risk factors in both male and female subjects (odds ratio, 1.28 to 5.02; P < 0.001).
Conclusions:
Our findings suggest that measurements of skeletal muscle mass, particularly in the arms, may help identify individuals at high risk for cardiovascular disease in an occupationally sedentary population.
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