Sex differences in obesity-related changes in left ventricular morphology: the Strong Heart Study
- 1 July 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal Of Hypertension
- Vol. 29 (7), 1431-1438
- https://doi.org/10.1097/hjh.0b013e328347a093
Abstract
Objectives It is unclear whether there are sex differences in the relations of left ventricular mass to body composition and fat distribution in nonobese or obese hypertensive and nonhypertensive individuals and whether the obesity-related increase in left ventricular mass is similar in men and women. Methods We examined sex differences in the relations between left ventricular mass and both body composition and fat distribution, in the presence or absence of obesity in 1068 men and 1851 women (65%) of the Strong Heart Study cohort, without prevalent cardiovascular disease or severe chronic kidney disease. Fat-free mass (FFM) and adipose mass were estimated by bioelectric impedance analysis and fat distribution by waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Results Adipose mass was significantly higher in women than in men for any weight category (P < 0.0001). After adjusting for age, hypertension, systolic blood pressure (BP) and diabetes, both left ventricular mass/height2.7 (LVMi) and left ventricular mass (LVM)/FFM were greater in obese women than obese men (P < 0.0001). Relative wall thickness was also greater in women than in men (P < 0.0001). LVM was independently related to Doppler-stroke volume, FFM and systolic BP in both sexes, with WHR and adipose mass contributing to variance of LVM in women but not in men (both P < 0.03). Conclusion Obesity influences left ventricular geometry substantially more in women than in men, possibly due to biological factors specifically associated with female adiposity.Keywords
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