Visceral fat reduction is positively associated with blood pressure reduction in overweight or obese males but not females: an observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visceral adiposity has been reported to play a key role in hypertension compared with other measurements of regional or general obesity. The aim of current study was to evaluate the relationship between visceral fat reduction and changes in blood pressure in a group of overweight or obese Chinese individuals.

Methods

An observational study was conducted with 168 participants (ChiCTR-OOC-17012000). Body composition, blood parameters and blood pressure were assessed at the beginning and end of the intervention. Males and females were categorized separately into quartiles according to changes in visceral fat during the intervention. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess the associations of changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure with changes

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6617559 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature