Association Between Abdominal Body Composition, Inflammation, and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease (The MESA ABD Study)

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity

In brief

Obesity is a growing public health concern, with approximately 31% of Americans considered obese. The link between abdominal obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been well established, but the effect of distinct types of abdominal fat tissue on CVD risk is not well known. The rate of obesity and the distribution of abdominal fat differ with age, sex, and ethnicity. These differences may have important implications for determining ethnic-specific relationships between abdominal body composition (ABC), inflammation, and CVD events. This study will evaluate the association between measures of abdominal fat, CVD risk, and inflammation in terms of ethnicity-, sex-, and age-specific differences.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00612365

Run by

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

People needed

1975

Starts

2007-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-29

Who can join

Age: 45 and older, up to 84. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Participant in the MESA study

You may not qualify if…

• History of cardiovascualar disease

Where it is running

• University of California San Diego — La Jolla, California, United States

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