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Are there gender differences in the association between body mass index and left ventricular diastolic function? A clinical observational study in the Japanese general population.

Megumi HirokawaMasao DaimonKayoko KozumaTomohiro ShinozakiKoichi KimuraTomoko NakaoKoki NakanishiNaoko SawadaJumpei IshiwataYuriko YoshidaTomoko S KatoYoshiko MizunoHiroyuki MoritaYutaka YatomiIssei Komuro
Published in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2020)
Our findings suggest there is no gender difference in the association between BMI and echocardiographic LV diastolic parameters. However, the association between BMI and LV diastolic parameters was significant in both genders. Controlling body weight might be beneficial for both women and men to prevent progression of LV diastolic dysfunction and development of HFpEF.
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