Are atrial fibrillation ( AF ) and complete right bundle branch block ( RBBB ) independently associated with increased hemoglobin levels in apparently healthy subjects?
An increased blood levels of hemoglobin was independently associated with AF and RBBB after adjusting for sex, age, BMI, CHD, and other confounding covariates in apparently healthy subjects.
Increased adipocytokine expression correlates with BMI. Abdominal sc tissue has greater adipocytokine expression overall. The serum leptin/adiponectin ratio is highly correlated with BMI. These data may help in our understanding of how obesity affects women in a variety of ways.