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Preperitoneal fat thickness determined by ultrasonography is correlated with coronary stenosis and lipid disorders in non-obese male subjects

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between preperitoneal fat thickness (PFT) determined by ultrasonography and the risk of coronary arterial disease, 130 non-obese patients with ischemic heart disease (77 men and 53 women) were examined.

RESULTS: There was a positive correlation between PFT and coronary artery stenosis score (r=0.212, P<0.05). After dividing the patients by gender, the correlation was recognized only in men (r=0.246, P<0.05). Also, PFT was positively correlated to serum total cholesterol (r=0.259, P<0.01), triglyceride (r=0.205, P<0.05) and low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol (r=0.205, P <0.05), and negatively correlated to serum high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol (r=−0.261, P<0.01). Again, these correlations were found only in men, not in women.

CONCLUSION: PFT shows good correlations with coronary artery stenosis score and dislipidemia, and may lead to the development of coronary artery disease in non-obese male subjects.

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We wish to thank Drs. Yasuo Hirai, Kazuhide Akiyama, Yasuhisa Matsushima, Hitoshi Ohshima and Yoichi Kuwabara for their valuable comments.

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Tadokoro, N., Murano, S., Nishide, T. et al. Preperitoneal fat thickness determined by ultrasonography is correlated with coronary stenosis and lipid disorders in non-obese male subjects. Int J Obes 24, 502–507 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801187

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