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As age-related fat redistribution, including myosteatosis and visceral obesity, often precedes overt sarcopenia, their early evaluation may be beneficial in preventing arterial stiffness. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess whether myosteatosis and visceral obesity are associated with increased arterial stiffness.Methods: A total of 6,004 subjects without CVD who underwent abdominal computed tomography and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) between 2012 and 2013 during health examinations were included. Visceral fat area and total abdominal muscle area (TAMA) were measured at the L3 vertebral level. Muscle quality was assessed using the normal attenuation muscle area (NAMA)\/TAMA index, where a lower value indicates a reduced proportion of healthy muscle (NAMA) and a higher presence of myosteatosis.Results: After adjusting for multiple cardiovascular risk factors, including myosteatosis, visceral obesity was significantly associated with elevated baPWV in men (odds ratio [OR]=1.32; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.10 to 1.60; P=0.004). In contrast, in women, myosteatosis was significantly associated with elevated baPWV in a fully adjusted model that included visceral obesity (OR=3.26; 95% CI=1.13 to 9.44; P=0.029).Conclusion: Ectopic fat infiltration, including visceral obesity and myosteatosis, was significantly associated with increased arterial stiffness. 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