TY - JOUR
T1 - Abdominal Fat Depots and Subclinical Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis in Women With and Without HIV Infection
AU - Glesby, Marshall J.
AU - Hanna, David B.
AU - Hoover, Donald R.
AU - Shi, Qiuhu
AU - Yin, Michael T.
AU - Kaplan, Robert
AU - Tien, Phyllis C.
AU - Cohen, Mardge
AU - Anastos, Kathryn
AU - Sharma, Anjali
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018/3/1
Y1 - 2018/3/1
N2 - Background: Data on associations between abdominal fat depot mass and subclinical atherosclerosis are limited, especially in women with HIV. Methods: We assessed cross-sectional associations of dual X-ray absorptiometry scan-derived estimates of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) with 3 measures of subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis—carotid artery stiffness (Young’s modulus of elasticity), presence of carotid artery lesions, and carotid artery intima-media thickness—in a subsample of participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study. Statistical models adjusted for demographic variables, HIV serostatus, behavioral variables, and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: There were 244 women with and 99 without HIV infection (median age 42, 62% black). VAT mass (but not SAT) was associated with greater carotid artery stiffness in a fully adjusted linear regression model, including adjustment for SAT (b = 11.3 log 103$N$m22 per kg VAT, 95% confidence interval: 1.0 to 21.7). Greater SAT mass was associated with lower odds of having a carotid artery lesion in a fully adjusted model, including adjustment for VAT [adjusted odds ratio, 0.49 per kg of SAT (0.25 to 0.94)]. Neither VAT nor SAT was associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness. The VAT/SAT ratio was not statistically associated with any of the outcomes after covariate adjustment. Conclusions: In our cross-sectional study of women, the majority of whom had HIV, greater VAT mass was associated with increased carotid artery stiffness, whereas greater SAT mass was associated with a reduced odds of prevalent carotid artery lesions.
AB - Background: Data on associations between abdominal fat depot mass and subclinical atherosclerosis are limited, especially in women with HIV. Methods: We assessed cross-sectional associations of dual X-ray absorptiometry scan-derived estimates of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) with 3 measures of subclinical carotid artery atherosclerosis—carotid artery stiffness (Young’s modulus of elasticity), presence of carotid artery lesions, and carotid artery intima-media thickness—in a subsample of participants in the Women’s Interagency HIV Study. Statistical models adjusted for demographic variables, HIV serostatus, behavioral variables, and cardiovascular risk factors. Results: There were 244 women with and 99 without HIV infection (median age 42, 62% black). VAT mass (but not SAT) was associated with greater carotid artery stiffness in a fully adjusted linear regression model, including adjustment for SAT (b = 11.3 log 103$N$m22 per kg VAT, 95% confidence interval: 1.0 to 21.7). Greater SAT mass was associated with lower odds of having a carotid artery lesion in a fully adjusted model, including adjustment for VAT [adjusted odds ratio, 0.49 per kg of SAT (0.25 to 0.94)]. Neither VAT nor SAT was associated with carotid artery intima-media thickness. The VAT/SAT ratio was not statistically associated with any of the outcomes after covariate adjustment. Conclusions: In our cross-sectional study of women, the majority of whom had HIV, greater VAT mass was associated with increased carotid artery stiffness, whereas greater SAT mass was associated with a reduced odds of prevalent carotid artery lesions.
KW - HIV-1
KW - Subclinical atherosclerosis
KW - Subcutaneous adipose tissue
KW - Visceral adipose tissue
KW - Women
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U2 - 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001606
DO - 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001606
M3 - Article
C2 - 29210836
AN - SCOPUS:85056512317
SN - 1525-4135
VL - 77
SP - 308
EP - 316
JO - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
JF - Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
IS - 3
ER -