Associations of Perirenal Fat Thickness with Renal and Systemic Calcified Atherosclerosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated associations between perirenal fat thickness and atherosclerotic calcification in six different vascular beds.

Methods

Using a community-based cohort (n=3,919), perirenal fat thickness was estimated from computed tomography scans. It was classified as Q1 (the lowest quartile) to Q4 (the highest quartile) in each sex. Calcification in the carotid arteries, coronary arteries, thoracic aorta, abdominal aorta, iliac arteries, and renal arteries was evaluated.

Results

Perirenal fat thickness was associated with older age (P<0.01) and a higher prevalence of obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (P<0.01 for all). Perirenal fat thickness was independently associated with renal arterial calcification even after adjustment for a

SUBMITTER: Koo BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7090296 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature