Blood Volume Explains the Relationship of Lean Body Mass With the Cardiovascular System in Men but Not in Women

Lean body mass (LBM) and the functional capacity of the cardiovascular (CV) system, including the strongest prognostic factors for mortality, were recently discovered to constitute a robust relationship in humans.1-3 Essentially any fundamental phenotypic attribute of the main pumping chamber (ie, the left ventricle) determining the capacity to deliver and consume oxygen is associated with LBM independently of adiposity and established CV risk factors.1-3 Thus far, these findings apply to European American women and Hans Chinese women and men, the latter being characterized by low (female-like) LBM.
Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Research letter to the editor Source Type: research