Open AccessRelationship of adiposity with arterial stiffness as mediated by adiponectin in older men and women: the Hoorn Study
Author(s) -
MB Snijder,
A Flyvbjerg,
Coen D.A. Stehouwer,
Jan Frystyk,
Ronald M.A. Henry,
Jacob C. Seidell,
Robert J. Heine,
Joost Dekker
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-08-0817
Subject(s) - adiponectin , arterial stiffness , medicine , endocrinology , pulse wave velocity , lean body mass , cardiology , trunk , peripheral , body mass index , cohort , blood pressure , obesity , biology , insulin resistance , body weight , ecology
To investigate whether adiponectin is associated with arterial stiffness, and whether adiponectin explains the association between body composition and arterial stiffness.
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