Cassandra Smith, Marc Sim, Jack Dalla Via, Abadi K Gebre, Kun Zhu, Wai H Lim, Ryan Teh, Douglas P Kiel, John T Schousboe, Itamar Levinger, Stephan von Haehling, Richard Woodman, Andrew J S Coats, Richard L Prince, Joshua R Lewis
BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC)-a marker of vascular disease-is associated with disease in other vascular beds including gastrointestinal arteries. We investigated whether AAC is related to rapid weight loss over 5 years and whether rapid weight loss is associated with 9.5-year all-cause mortality in community-dwelling older women. METHODS: Lateral spine images from dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (1998/1999) were used to assess AAC (24-point AAC scoring method) in 929 older women...
December 14, 2023: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology