Separate and combined associations of body-mass index and abdominal adiposity with cardiovascular disease: collaborative analysis of 58 prospective studies.

• Guidelines differ about the value of assessment of adiposity measures for cardiovascular disease risk prediction when information is available for other risk factors. We studied the separate and combined associations of body-mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio with risk of first-onset cardiovascular disease.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kardiologi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems (hsv//eng)

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Age Factors

Blood Pressure

Body Mass Index

Cardiovascular Diseases

epidemiology

Cholesterol

blood

Cholesterol

HDL

blood

Diabetes Mellitus

epidemiology

Female

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Obesity

Abdominal

epidemiology

Proportional Hazards Models

Prospective Studies

Risk Assessment

Sex Factors

Smoking

epidemiology

Systole

Waist Circumference

Waist-Hip Ratio

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)