TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of increased body mass index and impaired endothelial function among hispanic women
AU - Pulerwitz, Todd
AU - Grahame-Clarke, Cairistine
AU - Rodriguez, Carlos J.
AU - Miyake, Yumiko
AU - Sciacca, Robert R.
AU - Hirata, Kumiko
AU - DiTullio, Marco R.
AU - Boden-Albala, Bernadette
AU - Sacco, Ralph L.
AU - Homma, Shunichi
PY - 2006/1/1
Y1 - 2006/1/1
N2 - We tested the hypothesis that an increased body mass index was similarly associated with impaired endothelial function as measured by flow-mediated dilation in a high-risk, Hispanic population of men and women living in northern Manhattan. The association of flow-mediated dilation and body mass index was significant in women (β -0.16 ± 0.04, p <0.0001) but not in men (β -0.02 ± 0.06, p = 0.72). This is the first study to demonstrate a gender-specific difference in endothelial function associated with body mass index.
AB - We tested the hypothesis that an increased body mass index was similarly associated with impaired endothelial function as measured by flow-mediated dilation in a high-risk, Hispanic population of men and women living in northern Manhattan. The association of flow-mediated dilation and body mass index was significant in women (β -0.16 ± 0.04, p <0.0001) but not in men (β -0.02 ± 0.06, p = 0.72). This is the first study to demonstrate a gender-specific difference in endothelial function associated with body mass index.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.125
DO - 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.125
M3 - Article
C2 - 16377286
AN - SCOPUS:29244489008
SN - 0002-9149
VL - 97
SP - 68
EP - 70
JO - American Journal of Cardiology
JF - American Journal of Cardiology
IS - 1
ER -