Increases in central fat mass and decreases in peripheral fat mass are associated with accelerated arterial stiffening in healthy adults: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study | Zendy

Fleur Schouten | Zendy; Jos W. R. Twisk | Zendy; Michiel R. de Boer | Zendy; Coen D.A. Stehouwer | Zendy; Erik H. Serné | Zendy; Yvo M. Smulders | Zendy; Isabel Ferreira | Zendy

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Increases in central fat mass and decreases in peripheral fat mass are associated with accelerated arterial stiffening in healthy adults: the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study

Author(s) -

Fleur Schouten,

Jos W. R. Twisk,

Michiel R. de Boer,

Coen D.A. Stehouwer,

Erik H. Serné,

Yvo M. Smulders,

Isabel Ferreira

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.111.013532

Subject(s) - arterial stiffness , pulse wave velocity , medicine , peripheral , trunk , lean body mass , population , endocrinology , body mass index , cardiology , blood pressure , biology , body weight , ecology , environmental health

Central fatness is associated with higher arterial stiffness, a mechanism that may explain adiposity-related increases in cardiovascular disease risk. In contrast, peripheral fat and lean masses may counteract such adverse effects, but evidence of this contention, as derived from longitudinal studies at the general population level, is lacking.

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