Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/11189
Title
Association Between Body Size Phenotypes and Subclinical Atherosclerosis.
Author(s)
Rossello, Xavier CNIC | Fuster, Valentin CNIC | Oliva, Belen CNIC | Sanz, Javier CNIC | Fernandez-Friera, Leticia CNIC | Lopez-Melgar, Beatriz CNIC | Mendiguren, Jose M | Lara-Pezzi, Enrique CNIC | Bueno, Hector CNIC | Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio CNIC | Ibanez, Borja CNIC | Ordovas, Jose M CNIC
Date issued
2020-12-01
Citation
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105(12):dgaa620
Language
Inglés
Abstract
The underlying relationship between body mass index (BMI), cardiometabolic disorders, and subclinical atherosclerosis is poorly understood.
To evaluate the association between body size phenotypes and subclinical atherosclerosis.
Cross-sectional.
Cardiovascular disease-free cohort.
Middle-aged asymptomatic subjects (n = 3909). A total of 6 cardiometabolic body size phenotypes were defined based on the presence of at least 1 cardiometabolic abnormality (blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, triglycerides, low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance index, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein) and based on BMI: normal-weight (NW; BMI <25), overweight (OW; BMI = 25.0-29.9) or obese (OB; BMI >30.0).
Subclinical atherosclerosis was evaluated by 2D vascular ultrasonography and noncontrast cardiac computed tomography.
For metabolically healthy subjects, the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis increased across BMI categories (49.6%, 58.0%, and 67.7% for NW, OW, and OB, respectively), whereas fewer differences were observed for metabolically unhealthy subjects (61.1%, 69.7%, and 70.5%, respectively). When BMI and cardiometabolic abnormalities were assessed separately, the association of body size phenotypes with the extent of subclinical atherosclerosis was mostly driven by the coexistence of cardiometabolic risk factors: adjusted OR = 1.04 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.90-1.19) for OW and OR = 1.07 (95% CI, 0.88-1.30) for OB in comparison with NW, whereas there was an increasing association between the extent of subclinical atherosclerosis and the number of cardiometabolic abnormalities: adjusted OR = 1.21 (95% CI, 1.05-1.40), 1.60 (95% CI, 1.33-1.93), 1.92 (95% CI, 1.48-2.50), and 2.27 (95% CI, 1.67-3.09) for 1, 2, 3, and >3, respectively, in comparison with noncardiometabolic abnormalities.
The prevalence of subclinical atherosclerosis varies across body size phenotypes. Pharmacologic and lifestyle interventions might modify their cardiovascular risk by facilitating the transition from one phenotype to another.
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