1. High body fat and low muscle mass are associated with increased arterial stiffness in Asian Indians in North India.
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Anoop, Shajith, Misra, Anoop, Bhardwaj, Swati, and Gulati, Seema
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BODY composition , *ARTERIAL diseases , *INDIANS (Asians) , *GENDER differences (Psychology) , *ANTHROPOMETRY - Abstract
Aim: To investigate the associations of high body fat and low muscle mass with arterial stiffness in Asian Indians with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in North India. Methods: In this cross sectional study, subjects with T2DM (males n = 110, females n = 58, mean age: 53.8 ± 10.0 years) were recruited. Anthropometry and body composition analysis were performed and measures of glycemia, lipids and PWV were analyzed. Results: Significant positive correlation was observed between PWV and body fat (p < 0.05), left leg fat (p < 0.05), and right leg fat (p < 0.01) percentages only in females. In males, significant negative correlation was observed between PWV and truncal fat free mass (p < 0.05) and fat free mass in right arm (p = 0.05) and left arm (p < 0.05). In both males and females, significant negative correlation was observed between PWV and fat free mass in left leg (p < 0.01) and for right leg fat free mass only in females. Conclusion: Excess adiposity and low fat free mass are associated with arterial stiffening in Asian Indians with T2DM in North India, with significant gender differences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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