Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study

Background: It is increasingly evident that visceral adipose tissue plays a leading role in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Unfortunately, accurate quantification of intra-abdominal visceral fat is cumbersome and expensive. Epicardial fat represents the component of visceral fat distribu...

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Autores principales:	Ranjan Shetty, G Vivek, Kushal Naha, Krishnananda Nayak, Amit Goyal, Lorraine S Dias
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012
Materias:	anthropometric measurements epicardial fat metabolic syndrome visceral fat Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4d84190350c04316a184e6bb8bd88bbe2021-12-02T16:34:42ZCorrelation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study2231-07702249-446410.4103/2231-0770.110739https://doaj.org/article/4d84190350c04316a184e6bb8bd88bbe2012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.110739https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Background: It is increasingly evident that visceral adipose tissue plays a leading role in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Unfortunately, accurate quantification of intra-abdominal visceral fat is cumbersome and expensive. Epicardial fat represents the component of visceral fat distributed around the heart, and is readily and non-invasively assessed by echocardiography. Aims: To determine the correlation of epicardial fat with anthropometric parameters in a healthy population of Asian-Indians. Materials and Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a community outreach program from December to March 2011. Individuals over 18 years of age were included in the study. Anthropometric data was collected for all patients. Epicardial fat was assessed in parasternal long and short axes. Results: 350 healthy individuals were included in the study. Of them, 66.7% were males. Mean age was 42.7 ± 15.3 years (range 18-84). Mean body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were 23.3 ± 4.5 kg/m 2 (range 15.2-34.3) and 80.2 ± 13.3 cm (range 43-115) respectively. Mean epicardial fat in both axes was 2.6 ± 1.3 mm (range 0.3-7.0). Epicardial fat measured in both axes correlated well with weight (r = 0.399, P < 0.001), waist circumference (r = 0.522, P < 0.001) and BMI (r = 0.471, P < 0.001). Epicardial fat also correlated with age (r = 0.559, P < 0.001). Conclusions: There is an excellent correlation between epicardial fat measured by echocardiography and anthropometric parameters of metabolic syndrome.Ranjan ShettyG VivekKushal NahaKrishnananda NayakAmit GoyalLorraine S DiasThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articleanthropometric measurementsepicardial fatmetabolic syndrome visceral fatMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 02, Iss 04, Pp 89-93 (2012)
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spellingShingle	anthropometric measurements epicardial fat metabolic syndrome visceral fat Medicine R Ranjan Shetty G Vivek Kushal Naha Krishnananda Nayak Amit Goyal Lorraine S Dias Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
description	Background: It is increasingly evident that visceral adipose tissue plays a leading role in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome. Unfortunately, accurate quantification of intra-abdominal visceral fat is cumbersome and expensive. Epicardial fat represents the component of visceral fat distributed around the heart, and is readily and non-invasively assessed by echocardiography. Aims: To determine the correlation of epicardial fat with anthropometric parameters in a healthy population of Asian-Indians. Materials and Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted as part of a community outreach program from December to March 2011. Individuals over 18 years of age were included in the study. Anthropometric data was collected for all patients. Epicardial fat was assessed in parasternal long and short axes. Results: 350 healthy individuals were included in the study. Of them, 66.7% were males. Mean age was 42.7 ± 15.3 years (range 18-84). Mean body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were 23.3 ± 4.5 kg/m 2 (range 15.2-34.3) and 80.2 ± 13.3 cm (range 43-115) respectively. Mean epicardial fat in both axes was 2.6 ± 1.3 mm (range 0.3-7.0). Epicardial fat measured in both axes correlated well with weight (r = 0.399, P < 0.001), waist circumference (r = 0.522, P < 0.001) and BMI (r = 0.471, P < 0.001). Epicardial fat also correlated with age (r = 0.559, P < 0.001). Conclusions: There is an excellent correlation between epicardial fat measured by echocardiography and anthropometric parameters of metabolic syndrome.
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author	Ranjan Shetty G Vivek Kushal Naha Krishnananda Nayak Amit Goyal Lorraine S Dias
author_facet	Ranjan Shetty G Vivek Kushal Naha Krishnananda Nayak Amit Goyal Lorraine S Dias
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title	Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
title_short	Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
title_full	Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
title_fullStr	Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
title_full_unstemmed	Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study
title_sort	correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in asian-indians: a community based study
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2012
url	https://doaj.org/article/4d84190350c04316a184e6bb8bd88bbe
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Correlation of epicardial fat and anthropometric measurements in Asian-Indians: A community based study

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