Body Mass Index Is Not Independently Associated With Increased Aortic Stiffness in a Brazilian Population | Zendy

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Body Mass Index Is Not Independently Associated With Increased Aortic Stiffness in a Brazilian Population

Author(s) -

Sérgio Lamêgo Rodrigues,

Marcelo Perim Baldo,

Lorenzo Lani,

Larissa de Oliveira Nogueira,

José Geraldo Mill,

Roberto de Sá Cunha

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2012.91

Subject(s) - medicine , pulse wave velocity , blood pressure , body mass index , cardiology , waist , population , pulse pressure , obesity , arterial stiffness , anthropometry , diastole , environmental health

Obesity has been described as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality, and some studies have reported an association with obesity and increased aortic stiffness. Other studies have not identified obesity to be an independent risk factor. Therefore, the purpose of our study was to determine the association between aortic stiffness and obesity in the Brazilian population.

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