Pericardial adipose tissue, cardiac structures, and cardiovascular risk factors in school-age children.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We examined the associations of pericardial adipose tissue with cardiac structures and cardiovascular risk factors in children.

Methods and results

We performed a cross-sectional analysis in a population-based cohort study among 2892 children aged 10 years (2404 normal weight and 488 overweight/obese). Pericardial adipose tissue mass was estimated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and indexed on height3. Left ventricular mass (LVM) and left ventricular mass-to-volume ratio (LMVR) were estimated by cardiac MRI. Cardiovascular risk factors included android adipose tissue percentage obtained by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, blood pressure and glucose, insulin, cholesterol, and triglycerides concentrations. Adverse outcomes were defined as values above the 75 percenti

SUBMITTER: Toemen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7899276 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature