Association between anthropometricparameters and coronary calcification
Associação entre parâmetros antropométricos e calcificação coronariana
Mundo Saúde (Online); 43 (1), 2019
Publication year: 2019
Several studies have reported an association between obesity and the presence of coronary artery calcification (CAC), but it is still unclear which parameter would be most useful in screening for coronary calcification. This study aimed to evaluate the association between anthropometric parameters and coronary calcification. A cross-sectional study was developed involving patients attended by outpatient care, without previous diagnosis of coronary disease. The CAC was evaluated by computerized tomography, considering the coronary calcium score (CCS)> 0 as the presence of calcification and 0 as absence.
The anthropometric variables studied were:
body mass index, waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist-to-height ratio (Et al.), conicity index (CI), neck circumference, neck-thigh ratio, waist-thigh ratio (WThR) and body adiposity index. A total of 129 patients were evaluated, with a mean age of 55.6±11.7 years. CAC was observed in 41.9% of patients. In the male sex, the CCS had a higher correlation with the WHR (r=0.416, p=0.016) and in females, the CI and WThR (r=0.305, p=0.003 and r=0.328, p=0.001, respectively). In the logistic regression model, the only anthropometric parameter that remained associated to CAC was WC (OR=3.9). In conclusion, it was observed that several anthropometric parameters were associated with CAC, and WC was the only anthropometric parameter that remained associated to CAC in the adjusted analysis
Vários estudos têm registrado associação entre obesidade e a presença da calcificação das artérias coronárias (CAC), porém ainda não está claro qual parâmetro seria mais útil na triagem da calcificação coronariana. Este estudo teve como objetivo avaliar a associação entre parâmetros antropométricos com a calcificação coronariana. Foi realizado um estudo transversal envolvendo pacientes atendidos ambulatorialmente, sem diagnóstico prévio de doença coronariana. A CAC foi avaliada por tomografia computadorizada, considerando-se o escore de cálcio coronariano (ECC)>0 como presença de calcificação e igual a 0 como ausência.