Clinical Study

Sex Differences in Vascular Compliance in Normal-Weight but Not Obese Boys and Girls: The Effect of Body Composition

Figure 2

Association between total body fat mass and large arterial elasticity index (LAEI (a) and SAEI (b), resp.) in boys and girls. SAEI and LAEI were positively associated with fat mass in girls in a continuous fashion, while in boys, it was only positively associated with SAEI and LAEI after approximately 24 kg of fat mass.
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