Association between abdominal wall fat index and carotid atherosclerosis in women.

摘要: We tried to investigate whether accumulation of visceral fat assessed by a simple but widely used ultrasonography was associated with common carotid atherosclerosis in women. The subjects were consecutively admitted in-patients whose body mass index more than 22 kg/m2. Those cardiorenal or nutritional disorders that would affect blood pressure, and lipid glucose metabolism excluded. An ultrasonographic evaluation 7.5 MHz linear type B-mode probe performed specialist determine the intima-media thickness (IMT) artery maximum preperitoneal (Pmax) at anterior surface liver minimum subcutaneous (Smin) abdomen. Pmax/Smin ratio which termed abdominal wall (AFI), then calculated. 241 women aged 69 +/- 12 (range, 26-104) years. Multiple regression analysis using IMT as an object variable, adjusted various risk factors explanatory variables showed AFI [odds ratio, 2.995; 95% confidence interval, 1.106-8.109] significant independent contributing factor along known such age, systolic total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol.AFI useful evaluating metabolism, circulation atherosclerosis.