TY - JOUR
T1 - Age-related changes of epicardial fat thickness
AU - Mazzoccoli, Gianluigi
AU - Dagostino, Mariangela Pia
AU - Greco, Antonio
PY - 2012/1
Y1 - 2012/1
N2 - Background: Epicardial adipose tissue is correlated to the amount of visceral fat and is a marker of metabolic and cardiovascular risk. Aging alters body fat mass and its function. Epicardial fat (EF) thickness, as measured by ultrasonography, reflects intra-abdominal visceral fat and is related to features of the metabolic syndrome and to cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study was to evaluate differences in the EF thickness between young-middle aged and old aged subjects. Methods: We evaluated EF thickness in 26 young-middle aged subjects (age. ±. SD 45.9. ±. 10.3 years) compared to 50 old aged subjects (age. ±. SD 76.1. ±. 7.3 years) with the common cardiovascular risk factors. Each subject underwent transthoracic M-mode echocardiogram to measure EF thickness. Results: Old aged subjects had thicker EF (11.3. ±. 1.9. mm versus 9.3. ±. 2.8. mm, p
AB - Background: Epicardial adipose tissue is correlated to the amount of visceral fat and is a marker of metabolic and cardiovascular risk. Aging alters body fat mass and its function. Epicardial fat (EF) thickness, as measured by ultrasonography, reflects intra-abdominal visceral fat and is related to features of the metabolic syndrome and to cardiovascular risk. The aim of our study was to evaluate differences in the EF thickness between young-middle aged and old aged subjects. Methods: We evaluated EF thickness in 26 young-middle aged subjects (age. ±. SD 45.9. ±. 10.3 years) compared to 50 old aged subjects (age. ±. SD 76.1. ±. 7.3 years) with the common cardiovascular risk factors. Each subject underwent transthoracic M-mode echocardiogram to measure EF thickness. Results: Old aged subjects had thicker EF (11.3. ±. 1.9. mm versus 9.3. ±. 2.8. mm, p
KW - Age
KW - Cardiometabolic risk
KW - Epicardial fat
KW - Nutrition
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bionut.2011.06.024
DO - 10.1016/j.bionut.2011.06.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84858276184
SN - 2210-5239
VL - 2
SP - 38
EP - 41
JO - Biomedicine and Preventive Nutrition
JF - Biomedicine and Preventive Nutrition
IS - 1
ER -