Anthropometric measures of increased central and overall adiposity in association with echocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy

摘要: Top of pageAbstract Left ventricular hypertrophy is an important predictor cardiovascular risk and sudden death. This study explored the ability four obesity indexes (body mass index, waist circumference, waist–hip ratio waist–stature ratio) to identify left hypertrophy. A sample general population (n=682; 43.5% men) was surveyed assess factors. Biochemical, anthropometric blood pressure values were obtained in a clinic visit according standard methods. Left from transthoracic echocardiogram. defined using population-specific cutoff for indexed height2.7. The showed strongest positive association with mass. correlation stronger women, even after controlling age systolic pressure. By multivariate analysis, main predictors (23%), (9%) (2%) men, (40%), (6%) women. Receiver-operating characteristic curves optimal different associated significantly better than other (except ratio), independent gender. It noteworthy that 0.56 highest combined sensitivity specificity detect Abdominal identified by instead overall body index simplest best assessing hypertrophy, women has 0.56. Keywords: abdominal adiposity,