Body fat, pericardial fat, liver fat and arterial health at age 10 years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass index is associated with carotid intima-media thickness and distensibility in adults and children.

Objective

To examine whether general and specific fat depots are associated with these markers of arterial health at school age.

Methods

This cross-sectional analysis was embedded in a population-based prospective cohort study among 4708 children aged 10 years. Body, lean and fat mass index were estimated by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Pericardial, visceral and liver fat were estimated by magnetic resonance imaging. Carotid intima-media thickness and distensibility were measured by ultrasound.

Results

A 1-standard-deviation-score (SDS) higher body mass index was associated with higher carotid intima-media thickness (0.06 SDS, 95% confide

SUBMITTER: Monasso GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9541379 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature