1. Decrease in Intra-Abdominal Visceral Fat May Reduce Blood Pressure in Obese Hypertensive Women
by Hideyuki Kanai, Katsuto Tokunaga, Shigenori Fujioka, Shizuya Yamashita, Kaoru Kameda-Takemura, and Yuji Matsuzawa
Hypertension
Volume 27(1):
January 1, 1996
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2. Scatterplots show correlation between the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat area (V/S) and blood pressure (BP) at baseline.
Scatterplots show correlation between the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat area (V/S) and blood pressure (BP) at baseline.
Hideyuki Kanai et al. Hypertension. 1996;27:
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3. Scatterplot shows correlation between changes in the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat area (V/S) and mean blood pressure (BP) after weight reduction.
Scatterplot shows correlation between changes in the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat area (V/S) and mean blood pressure (BP) after weight reduction.
Hideyuki Kanai et al. Hypertension. 1996;27:
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4. Computed tomographic scans at the level of the umbilicus of two representative cases.
Computed tomographic scans at the level of the umbilicus of two representative cases. The subject of case 1 is a 36-year-old woman, with height of 154 cm; her weight decreased from 77.5 to 67.5 kg, her ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat area (V/S) decreased from 0.85 to 0.24, and her mean blood pressure decreased from 149 to 116 mm Hg. The subject of case 2 is a 68-year-old woman, with height of 162 cm; her weight decreased from 98.0 to 86.0 kg, her V/S ratio slightly increased from 0.57 to 0.58, and her mean blood pressure changed from 119 to 118 mm Hg after a 12-week low calorie diet. R indicates right; L, left.
Hideyuki Kanai et al. Hypertension. 1996;27:
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