Prediction of cardiovascular disease by abdominal obesity measures is dependent on body weight and sex - Results from two community based cohort studies.

Summary, in English

To study waist-hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference (WC), sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD), and waist-hip-height ratio (WHHR) as predictors of CVD, in men and women stratified by BMI (cut-off ≥25).

• Author: A C Carlsson; U Riserus; J Arnlöv; Yan Borné; K Leander; B Gigante; M-L Hellénius; M Bottai; U de Faire
• Department/s: Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 891-899
• Publication/Series: Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 8
• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24680224?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2014.02.001
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
• Status: Published
• Research group: Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1590-3729