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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC_13(11-12)_386</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2018.386</article-id>
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<article-title>Relationship between anthropometric and cardiometabolic parameters in adipose patients</article-title>
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<trans-title>Povezanost antropometrijskih i kardiometaboli&#x010D;kih parametara u adipoznih bolesnika</trans-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6325-7394</contrib-id><name><surname>Matovinovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Martina</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1191-4831</contrib-id><name><surname>Ga&#x0161;parovi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Kristina</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-4618</contrib-id><name><surname>Memi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Dubravka</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-699X</contrib-id><name><surname>Bradi&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Lada</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3687-1310</contrib-id><name><surname>Levicki</surname><given-names>Rea</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"><sup>2</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5405-7673</contrib-id><name><surname>Vukovac &#x0160;okec</surname><given-names>Ivana</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"><sup>3</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-6120</contrib-id><name><surname>Lovri&#x0107; Ben&#x010D;i&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Martina</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref></contrib>
<aff id="aff1"><label>1</label>Medicinski fakultet Sveu&#x010D;ili&#x0161;ta u Zagrebu, Klini&#x010D;ki bolni&#x010D;ki centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska</aff>
<aff id="aff2"><label>2</label>Op&#x0107;a &#x017E;upanijska bolnica Po&#x017E;ega, Po&#x017E;ega, Hrvatska</aff>
<aff id="aff3"><label>3</label>Op&#x0107;a bolnica &#x201C;Dr.Tomislav Bardek&#x201D;, Koprivnica, Hrvatska</aff>
<aff id="aff4"><label>1</label>University of Zagreb School of Medicine, <institution>University Hospital Centre Zagreb</institution>, <addr-line>Zagreb</addr-line>, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
<aff id="aff5"><label>2</label>Po&#x017E;ega General Hospital, Po&#x017E;ega, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
<aff id="aff6"><label>3</label>General Hospital &#x201C;Dr. Tomislav Bardek&#x201D;, Koprivnica, <country>Croatia</country></aff>
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<corresp id="cor1"><label>*</label>ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Martina Lovri&#x0107; Ben&#x010D;i&#x0107;,, Klini&#x010D;ki bolni&#x010D;ki centar Zagreb, Ki&#x0161;pati&#x0107;eva 12, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia. / Phone: +385-91-2282-240 / E-mail: <email xlink:href="mlbencic@icloud.com">mlbencic@icloud.com</email></corresp></author-notes>
<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>11</month><year>2018</year></pub-date>
<volume>13</volume>
<issue>11-12</issue>
<fpage>386</fpage>
<lpage>386</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>26</day><month>10</month><year>2018</year></date><date><day>05</day><month>11</month><year>2018</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2018</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<kwd-group kwd-group-type="translator" xml:lang="HR"><kwd>KLJU&#x010C;NE RIJE&#x010C;I: adipozitet</kwd><kwd>antropometrijski parametri</kwd><kwd>kardiometaboli&#x010D;ki parametri</kwd></kwd-group>
<kwd-group kwd-group-type="author"><title>KEYWORDS: </title><kwd>antropometric parameters</kwd><kwd>obesity</kwd><kwd>cardiometabolic parameters</kwd></kwd-group>
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<p>The aim of the study was to determine the correlation between the parameters of obesity (waist circumference, hips, waist/hip ratio) and body mass index (BMI) in 48 patients, 15 male and 33 female, and laboratory findings (lipidogram, glucose, insulin, HOMA (homeostatic model assessment) index) with echocardiographic findings (LViDd, LViDs, left atrium (LA) area, LA volume, E/E&#x2019;) which values are most correlated with body weight gain. Bayesian Pearson correlation was used in the study to determine the degree of positive correlation (significant coefficient value 0.5 and above). Statistical analysis and correlation of all parameters according to sex, to the subgroup of patients with diabetes and hypertension, or group without comorbidity was performed. Average values: waist circumference 126.6 cm (92.9-180.0), waist circumference 134.3 cm (108-174), waist circumference and hips 0.93 (0.74-1.16), BMI 43.17 kg/m<sup>2</sup> (28.91-63.67), insulin 20.35 pmol/L (4.5-88.2), HOMA index 5.02 (0.9- 21.95) for niacytes, of which 15 (35%) patients did not have insulin resistance. Most had a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (on average EF LV 65%). We analyzed correlations of anthropometric and laboratory findings with echocardiographic parameters and showed significantly correlated correlations. Positive significant correlation was found: LViDd and BMI (r = 0.52, BF10 is 121), LViDs and BMI (r = 0.50, BF10 = 65), LViDd and waist circumference (r = 0.56, BF10 = 150) waist circumference (r = 0.55, BF10 = 106), a stronger degree of attachment for men than female gender (R = 0.67, BF10 = 5.23), LViDs and waist circumference (r = 0.61, BF10 = 0.64, BF10 = 4.28). (R = 0.37, BF10 = 1.71), LViDd and waist circumference (r = 0.28, BF10 = 0.59), LViDs and waist circumference (r = 0.37, BF10 = 1.61), LViDs and BMI 0.18, BF10 = 0.36). Findings for diabetic and hypertensive patients: LViDd 5.55 cm (4.54-7.49), LA 3.47cm (2.88-5.96), LA area 18.30 (12.0- 25.6) cm<sup>2</sup>, LA volume 47.83ml (25.0-76.0), E/E&#x2019; 9.83 (6.0 -13), LA volume 48.82 (23.0-99.0), E/E&#x2019; averaged 9, 4.2, 41 (6.0-15.0). Adipose men with diabetes and hypertension have significantly more pronounced echocardiographic changes compared to adipose patients without comorbidity. (<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r1"><italic>1</italic></xref>-<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="r3"><italic>3</italic></xref>)</p>
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