Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran
Background: Obesity is a prevalent health issue associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. While obesity's link to various cardiovascular conditions is well-documented, its specific impact on global longitudinal strain (GLS) requires further investigation. This study aims to...
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| description | Background: Obesity is a prevalent health issue associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. While obesity's link to various cardiovascular conditions is well-documented, its specific impact on global longitudinal strain (GLS) requires further investigation. This study aims to explore the relationship between obesity and GLS in an adult population.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 91 adult participants, categorized into obese (n=59) and non-obese (n=32) groups based on body mass index (BMI). GLS was measured using speckle-tracking echocardiography. Chi-square tests and odds ratios (OR) were used to assess the association between obesity and abnormal GLS.
Results: Among the non-obese group, 25.0% had abnormal GLS compared to 20.3% in the obese group. The chi-square test indicated no significant difference in the prevalence of abnormal GLS between the groups (p = 0.60). The odds ratio for abnormal GLS in obese versus non-obese participants was 1.3 (95% CI: 0.4-3.6), indicating no significant association.
Conclusion: The study found no significant association between obesity and abnormal GLS, suggesting that BMI alone may not be a reliable predictor of subclinical myocardial dysfunction. These findings highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to cardiovascular risk assessment that includes multiple factors beyond BMI. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1635adffdfed4512a2a738ec0ed70e6e2025-01-20T05:02:54ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesNovelty in Biomedicine2345-39072024-09-0112410.22037/nbm.v12i4.4562335514Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in IranSoheila Sadeghi0Fatemeh Omidi1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Obesity is a prevalent health issue associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. While obesity's link to various cardiovascular conditions is well-documented, its specific impact on global longitudinal strain (GLS) requires further investigation. This study aims to explore the relationship between obesity and GLS in an adult population. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 91 adult participants, categorized into obese (n=59) and non-obese (n=32) groups based on body mass index (BMI). GLS was measured using speckle-tracking echocardiography. Chi-square tests and odds ratios (OR) were used to assess the association between obesity and abnormal GLS. Results: Among the non-obese group, 25.0% had abnormal GLS compared to 20.3% in the obese group. The chi-square test indicated no significant difference in the prevalence of abnormal GLS between the groups (p = 0.60). The odds ratio for abnormal GLS in obese versus non-obese participants was 1.3 (95% CI: 0.4-3.6), indicating no significant association. Conclusion: The study found no significant association between obesity and abnormal GLS, suggesting that BMI alone may not be a reliable predictor of subclinical myocardial dysfunction. These findings highlight the need for a comprehensive approach to cardiovascular risk assessment that includes multiple factors beyond BMI.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/45623obesityglobal longitudinal strainmyocardial dysfunctionbody mass indexcardiovascular riskechocardiography |
| spellingShingle | Soheila Sadeghi Fatemeh Omidi Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran Novelty in Biomedicine obesity global longitudinal strain myocardial dysfunction body mass index cardiovascular risk echocardiography |
| title | Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran |
| title_full | Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran |
| title_fullStr | Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran |
| title_short | Association Between Obesity and Global Longitudinal Strain: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital in Iran |
| title_sort | association between obesity and global longitudinal strain a cross sectional study in a university hospital in iran |
| topic | obesity global longitudinal strain myocardial dysfunction body mass index cardiovascular risk echocardiography |
| url | https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/nbm/article/view/45623 |
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