Association between skeletal muscle mass to visceral fat area ratio and arterial stiffness in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Jing XuXiaoyan PanHaili LiangYi LinYilian HongQiya SiFeixia ShenXuejiang Gu

Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2018)

SVR has an independent, negative association with arterial stiffness, and is a better risk-assessment tool than ASM, ASM/height2, and VFA in clinical practice to identify patients with type 2 diabetes at high cardiovascular risk.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
clinical practice
insulin resistance
blood pressure
adipose tissue
body mass index
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
physical activity