Altered body composition and increased visceral adipose tissue in premenopausal and late postmenopausal patients with SLE

Abstract

This study suggested that SLE patients had some traditional CV risk factors such as altered body composition and increased VAT. The higher VAT in patients with SLE was associated with traditional cardiometabolic risks, which may contribute to CV events in SLE populations. Key Points • Patients with SLE had increased VAT volume and mass than controls. • The VAT volume correlated with traditional cardiometabolic risk factors. • In SLE patient group, the VAT volume correlated with disease duration, SLICC/ACR-DI, and low serum complementC3/C4, but not with SLEDAI and glucocorticoid dose.