Visceral adiposity index may be a surrogate marker for the assessment of the effects of obesity on arterial stiffness.

Visceral adiposity index may be a surrogate marker for the assessment of the effects of obesity on arterial stiffness.

The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains unclear. This study aims to describe the relationship between arterial stiffness and obesity in order to investigate the effects of obesity on CVD.We collected data from 5,158 individuals over 40 years of age from a cross-sect...

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Main Authors: Fan Yang, Guofeng Wang, Zhixiao Wang, Min Sun, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Qi Fu, Jia Mao, Yun Shi, Tao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4126713?pdf=render

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