Body composition and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in global multi-ethnic populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

No large-scale studies have compared associations between body composition and cardiovascular risk factors across multi-ethnic populations.

Methods

Population-based surveys included 30,721 Malay, 10,865 Indian and 25,296 Chinese adults from The Malaysian Cohort, and 413,737 White adults from UK Biobank. Sex-specific linear regression models estimated associations of anthropometry and body composition (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC], fat mass, appendicular lean mass) with systolic blood pressure (SBP), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides and HbA1c.

Results

Compared to Malay and Indian participants, Chinese adults had lower BMI and fat mass while White participants were taller with more appendicular lean mass. For BMI a

SUBMITTER: Carter JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439008 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature