Body composition indices and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes. CV biomarkers are not related to body composition

Authors :: Markova Aleksandra
Boyanov Mihail
Bakalov Deniz
Tsakova Adelina
Source :: Open Medicine, Vol 15, Iss 1, Pp 309-316 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: De Gruyter, 2020.
Abstract: This study aims to explore the correlations of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body composition with levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), endothelin 1(ET-1), N-terminal brain natriuretic pro-peptide (NT-proBNP) and calculated cardiovascular risks.

Subjects :: anthropometric indices
nt-probnp
asymmetric dimethylarginine
endothelin-1
body composition analysis
Medicine

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