Android to gynoid fat ratio and its association with functional capacity in male patients with heart failure.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We studied the association between android (A) to gynoid (G) fat ratio and functional capacity (peak VO₂ ) in male patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).

Methods and results

We enrolled 118 male patients with HFrEF with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <40%. Body composition (by using dual x-ray absorptiometry) and peak VO₂ (by cardiopulmonary exercise testing) were measured. Sarcopenic obesity was defined according to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health criteria (FNIH). Blood sample for metabolic and hormonal parameters were measured. Fifteen patients (12.7%) showed sarcopenic obesity (body mass index > 25 kg/m² with FNIH index < 0.789). The median A/G ratio was 0.55. A/G ratio > 0.

SUBMITTER: Dos Santos MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7261564 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature