Relationship of obesity distribution and peripheral arterial occlusive disease in elderly men

Influence of Obesity on In-Hospital and Midterm Outcomes After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

“…1,2 Obesity has been associated with the development of diabetes mellitus, all types of cardiovascular disease, malignancies, and death from all causes. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Obesity has effects on general anesthesia and outcomes of surgery. Literature suggests that general anesthesia may produce more adverse effects on respiratory function in obese patients compared to non-obese patients; duration of general anesthesia and operation time should be minimized in obese patients.…”

Correlation of ankle-brachial index and peripheral artery disease with the status of body fat deposition and metabolic syndrome in asymptomatic premenopausal women

“…Currently, the determinants of relationship between asymptomatic PAD (as characterized by ABI values <0.9 in generally healthy subjects without claudication or other related symptoms) and MetS as the accelerators of subclinical atherosclerosis in general disease-free population is unclear. Although solid evidence suggests central obesity as one of the defining components of MetS to be a better correlate of PAD rather than general obesity [10,11], conflicting reports in the literature have found different types of negative [12], positive [13], or non-associations [3] between obesity and PAD. Therefore, despite the strongly positive associations of both asymptomatic and symptomatic PADs with MetS, the main derivers behind this relationship are still very much debated.…”

Nutrition and geriatric psychiatry: a neglected field

“…The differences are partially due to the definition of obesity, by body mass index or distribution. Recent studies suggest that central fat distribution may be better correlated with vascular risk factors than body mass index [26][27][28].…”