AdiposityArteryRatioAdipose tissueDiabetesCorrelated with coronary heart dIndependent predictorsSystolic blood prHypertensionIntra-abdominalAtherosclerosisBetter predictorOverweightPrevalenceSobrepeso y la obesidadIntima-media thiTriglyceridesArteriesCardiovascular risk factorsIschemicPredictiveMortality and morbidityInsulinObeseStrokeMetabolic healthMeasurementsComputed tomographyRisk factorsCorrelationMarkerAcute2021OutcomeCholesterolSagittalCardiacAdultsBodyObesity-relatedProspective studyCirculationGlucose
Adiposity13
- Objective-- To investigate the associations between long work hours and adiposity measures in police officers. (cdc.gov)
- Adiposity measures were not associated with work hours among women on any shift. (cdc.gov)
- Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is an anthropometric index associated with visceral adiposity. (biomedcentral.com)
- It remains relatively unknown whether SAD, as a manifest measure of visceral adiposity, differs by sex in the general population and in the subgroups defined by socio-economic characteristics. (biomedcentral.com)
- Due to the close relation between age, gender, adiposity, preHTN, and HTN [ 2 , 10 , 11 ], the search of anthropometric marker predictors of cardiovascular risk (CVR) such as HTN has revolutionized the field. (hindawi.com)
- In addition, the body adiposity index (BAI), abdominal volume index (AVI), body shape index (ABSI), or conicity index (CI) could have a predictive ability for evaluating HTN [ 16 - 19 ], while the ponderal index (PI) could do the same for preHTN [ 20 ]. (hindawi.com)
- An important related aspect is that, during the menopausal transition, women develop increased adiposity mainly at the waist. (imsociety.org)
- It has been suggested that the CVD risk resulting from an elevated waist circumference may be a marker of excess intra-abdominal (visceral) adiposity, which is predictive of insulin resistance and a pro-atherogenic, thrombotic, and inflammatory profile [7]. (myhealthywaist.org)
- Different anthropometric measurements are used in clinical practice and in epidemiological studies to assess body adiposity, owing to their practicality and low cost, such as WC, BMI and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). (scielosp.org)
- Lee S, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian S " Comparison of different definitions of pediatric metabolic syndrome: relation to abdominal adiposity, insulin resistance, adiponectin, and inflammatory biomarkers. . (bcm.edu)
- This analysis investigated the independent association of BMI versus surrogate measures of central adiposity with all-cause mortality in individuals with type 2 diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
- Exposures were BMI and the surrogate measures of central adiposity waist circumference (WC), waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), and A Body Shape Index (ABSI). (biomedcentral.com)
- 8 Obtaining weight measurements many years before the onset of dementia, as well as other measures of adiposity, would provide stronger evidence of causality between obesity and increased risk of dementia. (bmj.com)
Artery12
- The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study is a prospective, multicenter cohort study designed to investigate trends and determinants of coronary heart disease risk factors in young adults. (medscape.com)
- Vitamin D helps the heart muscle grow strong and prevents fat deposition along artery walls. (parentstalks.com)
- Metabolic syndrome linked to abdominal obesity is also predictive of recurrent coronary events both in post-myocardial infarction patients and among coronary artery disease men who underwent a revascularization procedures. (researchgate.net)
- It is a common presenting symptom (typically, chest pain) among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). (medscape.com)
- This finding of a low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level can be useful as an independent factor in assessing coronary artery disease (CAD) risk and further management. (medscape.com)
- You can lower your risk of a heart attack by changing behaviors that can raise your risks or treating any known coronary artery disease. (healthyheartworld.com)
- Even if you already have coronary artery disease, these changes can lower your risk of a heart attack. (healthyheartworld.com)
- Also, we now know that young women are particularly prone to a type of heart event called a spontaneous coronary artery dissection , which we talk about in more depth below. (healthyheartworld.com)
- 95% CI,-2.29 to -1.11 kg) for 12-month in 317 subjects from four trials, in 2 ilarly, the 15-year Coronary Artery programmes. (who.int)
- The inclusioncriteria were: former smokers from at least 10 years, age range from 28 to 70years, a medical history with no cancer or psychiatric disorders, nor history ofdiabetes or CVD or coronary artery disease and were not on any medication. (biomedcentral.com)
- There is a recent line of research favoring hypothetic allergic mechanisms in the genesis of atherosclerosis and, consequently, coronary artery disease (CAD), among which Interleukin (IL)-17 appears to be a key cytokine regulating local tissue inflammation. (biomedcentral.com)
- Metabolic Syndrome (MS) and obesity, mainly visceral obesity, are associated with increased mortality due to Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). (biomedcentral.com)
Ratio16
- Given that your Body Mass Index measurement can be misleading if you have different body types and shapes, scientists and researchers have invented a more accurate measurement of your body fat distribution by measuring your waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio. (healthjade.com)
- Another reason why waist-hip-ratio is important to your health is that your health is not only affected by excess body fat, but also by where the fat is located . (healthjade.com)
- The waist hip ratio has been used as an indicator or measure of health and the risk of developing serious health conditions. (healthjade.com)
- The Waist-Hip Ratio has been shown to be a better predictor of mortality and morbidity after certain surgery than body mass index (BMI) or body surface area. (healthjade.com)
- The researchers found those who had a normal body mass index but central obesity - a high waist-to-hip ratio - had the highest cardiovascular death risk and the highest death risk from all causes. (healthjade.com)
- The percentage of adults aged 20 years or older with an unhealthy waist circumference increased from 5.6% in 1988-1994 to 7.6% in 2012, and the percentage with an unhealthy waist-to-height ratio increased from 27.2% in 1988-1994 to 33.7% in 2012. (medscape.com)
- A number of studies have suggested that certain dietary factors as well as age, sex, weight, body mass index (BMI), waist to hip ratio (WHR), education and smoking may have an important link with CVD [6-8]. (who.int)
- Traditional markers such as waist to height ratio (WHtR) have shown higher sensitivity than the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) in the evaluation of the CVR [ 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
- The association of trunk fat with CVD risk was attenuated but remained significant even after adjusting for waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio. (imsociety.org)
- In a survey and analysis, heart patients with a high ratio of the waist-to-hip circumference or a large waist size - greater than 35 inches for women, or 40 inches for men - were 70 percent more likely to die during the study period than those with smaller waists. (parentstalks.com)
- For instance, the INTERHEART study comparing myocardial infarction cases with asymptomatic controls has clearly shown that an increased proportion of abdominal fat, as reflected by a high waist-to-hip circumference ratio, significantly increases the odds ratio for myocardial infarction [3]. (myhealthywaist.org)
- to identify cut-off points for waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) with better sensitivity, specificity and accuracy to distinguish overweight elderly people by sex, using three body mass index criteria as anthropometric references. (scielosp.org)
- Schneider HJ, Klotsche J, Silber S, Stalla GK, Wittchen H-U. Measuring abdominal obesity: effects of height on distribution of cardiometabolic risk factors risk using waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio. (scielosp.org)
- While these and other studies have reported superior prediction of diabetes with waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio compared with BMI, it is notable that this is far from a universal finding. (diabetesjournals.org)
- Indeed, a recent meta-analysis of 32 studies concluded that BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio had similar associations with incident diabetes ( 6 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
- Multivariate analysis (after correction for sex, age, family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, obesity, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and dyslipidaemia) showed that waist circumference/height ratio and IGF-I SDS were the only variables independently correlated with the presence of retinopathy. (biomedcentral.com)
Adipose tissue7
- Waist circumference (WC) does not distinguish visceral from subcutaneous adipose tissue, and hence cannot accurately reflect levels of visceral adipose tissue [ 3 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments: association with metabolic risk factors in the framingham heart study. (scielosp.org)
- WC represents accumulated abdominal fat and is strongly correlated with visceral adipose tissue. (scielosp.org)
- Body surface measures such as waist circumference do not distinguish between the various adipose tissue depots, which are known to have differences in biologic function. (diabetesjournals.org)
- Specifically, there can be sizable differences in the amounts of visceral (VAT) and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) between individuals with the same waist circumference. (diabetesjournals.org)
- To elucidate the relationship between plasma levels of adiponectin, adiponectin gene expression in adipose tissue, and markers of inflammation, we obtained blood samples, anthropometric measures, and subcutaneous adipose tissue samples from 65 postmenopausal healthy women. (diabetesjournals.org)
- Testosterone has been found to inhibit triglyceride uptake and lipoprotein lipase activity and cause a rapid turnover of triglycerides in abdominal adipose tissue (Martin et al, 1996). (bhma.org)
Diabetes21
- CARDIA objectively documented cardiorespiratory fitness using treadmill exercise testing to measure cardiorespiratory fitness at baseline (year 0: age 18-30 years), in early adulthood (year 7: age 25-37 years), and again at middle age (year 20: age 38-50 years), with documentation of incident prediabetes/diabetes over 25 years. (medscape.com)
- Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study was initiated in 1998 to determine the risk factors of arteriosclerosis among the urban population of Tehran and to develop population-based measures to control the rising trend of diabetes mellitus and dyslipidaemia. (who.int)
- High visceral fat in a body is linked with a higher incidence of heart disease, strokes, and diabetes. (parentstalks.com)
- This study provided evidence that waist circumference predicted diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevalence in a sample of nearly 170,000 patients followed by primary care physicians in 63 countries worldwide. (myhealthywaist.org)
- Although it was very large in size and clearly demonstrated the clinical relevance of measuring waist circumference, IDEA was cross-sectional in design and only assessed the prevalence of diabetes and CVD-associated abdominal obesity. (myhealthywaist.org)
- As a consequence, there has also been a marked increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes all over the world and this chronic metabolic disease is now considered as a coronary heart disease risk equivalent. (researchgate.net)
- in particular, MS gives an almost twice increased risk for coronary heart disease, 2 a two- to threefold increased risk for future ischaemic stroke 3 and an even greater risk for diabetes. (bmj.com)
- Research has shown that across large groups of people, higher B.M.I. is generally associated with greater risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer, she said. (agemed.org)
- If one of these numbers is out of line, then doctors may be concerned, but if multiple of these metrics are out of whack, you're significantly more at risk of developing disorders like heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. (edensguthealth.com)
- Metabolic syndrome with and without C-reactive protein as a predictor of coronary heart disease and diabetes in the West of Scotland coronary prevention study. (mja.com.au)
- These clinical observations regarding the detrimental health effects of central or upper body obesity were subsequently reinforced by the results of large prospective epidemiological studies of diabetes incidence, in which fat patterning of subjects was estimated using body surface measurements, specifically waist and hip circumferences and skinfold thicknesses ( 2 - 5 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
- This lack of clarity in the epidemiologic literature regarding optimal measures of obesity for studies of diabetes risk is due at least in part to the nature of these proxy (surrogate) measurements. (diabetesjournals.org)
- In this context, the relatively few large epidemiologic cohorts that have conducted detailed baseline assessments of abdominal fat distribution in combination with prospective evaluations of outcomes such as incident diabetes can provide novel insights into the natural history of the obesity-diabetes relationship. (diabetesjournals.org)
- The metabolic syndrome is the clustering of several cardiometabolic risk factors that can lead to the development of coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes. (cdc.gov)
- and low high-density lipoprotein and can lead to the development of coronary heart disease and diabetes (1). (cdc.gov)
- Metabolic syndrome and abdominal obesity were defined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. (scirp.org)
- We fund research to discover how a heart attack can cause changes in the body that raise the risk of insulin resistance and diabetes . (healthyheartworld.com)
- Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiplex risk factor that predisposes persons to the development of diabetes, heart diseases, and stroke [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
- As a result of the study, the researchers concluded that skipping breakfast affects multiple risk factors including overweight, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes, which can eventually lead to a heart attack. (pay-for-essay.org)
- Having the ideal body fat percentage lessens the risk of diseases like diabetes, strokes, and heart disease. (fitnessvolt.com)
- To identify predictors of diabetes development up to 5 years after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to develop a prediction model for individual use. (springeropen.com)
Correlated with coronary heart d1
- Childhood obesity has been correlated with coronary heart disease, but the correlation with microvascular disease remains unclear. (biomedcentral.com)
Independent predictors1
- Of interest, measures of abdominal obesity were not independent predictors of prediabetes in adjusted models. (medscape.com)
Systolic blood pr1
- The authors found that increased waist circumference raised the risk of CHD, while increased hip girth seemed to confer some protection against CHD after adjustment for body mass index (BMI), age, systolic blood pressure, cholesterol, cigarette smoking, physical activity, and alcohol intake. (myhealthywaist.org)
Hypertension4
- Prehypertension (preHTN) and hypertension (HTN) are modifiable risk factors that could lead to mortality by coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke in populations of both sexes [ 1 - 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
- It is suggested that until the epidemic progression of obesity is stopped and obesity prevented or at least properly managed, cardiologists will be confronted to an evolving contribution of risk factors where smoking, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension may be relatively less prevalent but at the expense of a much greater contribution of abdominal obesity and related features of the metabolic syndrome. (researchgate.net)
- The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of metabolic risk factors (including hypertension, dyslipidaemia, abdominal obesity and impaired glucose metabolism), which is associated with a twofold increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Ford, 2005), and an even higher risk of T2DM (Grundy, 2008). (bhma.org)
- Une recherche documentaire a été effectuée dans PubMed de 1980 à 2021 en utilisant diverses combinaisons de termes MeSH comme tabac, diabète, hypertension, dyslipidémie, trouble dépressif majeur, trouble bipolaire, schizophrénie. (bvsalud.org)
Intra-abdominal3
- The expanded intra-abdominal fat depot acts as a large "endocrine gland" that becomes inflamed and generates an insulin resistant and pro-inflammatory state that helps increase CHD risk. (myhealthywaist.org)
- When exposed to a surplus of calories, those of us who accumulate excess energy in lower body subcutaneous fat appear to be at lower risk of CHD, while those who cannot efficiently clear and store the energy in peripheral depots build up their intra-abdominal fat stores and increase their ectopic fat, a process leading to atherogenic metabolic disturbances that increase CHD risk. (myhealthywaist.org)
- Aging is associated with changes in body composition, revealed by reduction in lean mass, increase in fat mass and redistribution of these tissues in the body, with greater accumulation of intra-abdominal and intramuscular fat. (scielosp.org)
Atherosclerosis4
- Non-obese PCOS women may display a trend towards sub-clinical atherosclerosis due to visceral fat deposition, which is the principal predictor of this phenomenon in PCOS women ( 8). (imsociety.org)
- Post-mortem analyses of coronary arteries have indicated that obesity (associated with a high accumulation of abdominal fat measured at autopsy) was predictive of earlier and greater extent of large vessels atherosclerosis as well as increase of coronary fatty streaks. (researchgate.net)
- This development leads to atherosclerosis, further increasing heart disease risk. (edensguthealth.com)
- The diet, combined with moderate exercise, improved many factors that contribute to heart disease and that are indirect measures of plaque progression in the arteries, including insulin resistance, high cholesterol, and markers of developing atherosclerosis," Roberts said. (elispot.biz)
Better predictor1
- Yusuf says measuring the waist is a better predictor of heart attack risk because "it is a measure of abdominal fat, which is the type of fat that is most closely associated with heart attacks. (healthyheartworld.com)
Overweight12
- However, some studies have reported better short- and medium-term prognoses in overweight coronary patients [ 5 , 6 ]. (hindawi.com)
- Waist circumference measurement is particularly useful in patients who are categorized as normal or overweight on the BMI scale. (healthjade.com)
- Take for example, basketball player Michael Jordan: When MJ was in his prime, his BMI was 27-29, classifying him as overweight, yet his waist size was less than 30. (healthjade.com)
- Research shows that people with "apple-shaped" bodies (with more weight around the waist) face more health risks associated with being overweight than those with "pear-shaped" bodies who carry more weight around the hips. (healthjade.com)
- The table below incorporates both BMI and waist circumference in the classification of overweight and obesity, and provides an indication of disease risk. (healthjade.com)
- Nearly half of those classified as overweight and about a quarter of those classified as obese were metabolically healthy by these measures. (agemed.org)
- The aim of this work was to assess the prevalence of overweight, obesity, abdominal-obesity and short stature among Rosario (Argentina) adult population. (isciii.es)
- Multivariate analysis showed that the prevalence of overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity increased according the age and abdominal obesity decreased with high physical activity in men. (isciii.es)
- In women prevalence of overweight/obesity, and abdominal obesity increased with age, marital status (married or coupled), presence of at least one child at home and low educational level. (isciii.es)
- 0.001) and was related with age, overweight and abdominal obesity. (isciii.es)
- Even though I wasn't terribly overweight my waist was approaching obese territory. (progressingpilgrim.com)
- Concern regarding "overweight" and "obesity" is reflected in a diverse range of policy measures aimed at helping individuals reduce their body mass index (BMI) 1 . (biomedcentral.com)
Prevalence1
- The IG reduced the prevalence of abdominal obesity (OR = 2.34) and improved MetS status (OR = 1.79) better than the CG. (ophrp.org)
Sobrepeso y la obesidad2
- 0,001) y estaba relacionada con la edad, el sobrepeso y la obesidad abdominal. (isciii.es)
- el sobrepeso y la obesidad son enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles (ECNT) que en la actualidad poseen dimensiones pandémicas y se constituyen en importantes factores de riesgo cardiometabólicos para el desarrollo de otras ECNT. (revistanutricionclinicametabolismo.org)
Intima-media thi1
- In a meta-analysis study, preHTN was related to the carotid intima-media thickness, a predictor of heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular mortality [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
Triglycerides3
- The aim of this study was to determine the predictors of diet and lifestyle-related CVD risk factors (total cholesterol, LDL, HDL, triglycerides, blood glucose and systolic and diastolic blood pressure) in adults residing in an urban district of Tehran. (who.int)
- While no consensus definition of metabolic health exists, generally, metabolic health is defined as having a waist circumference, cholesterol, blood sugar, blood pressure, and triglycerides all within a healthy range. (edensguthealth.com)
- Fifteen of the men had metabolic syndrome, a condition that is characterized by excessive abdominal fat, insulin resistance, and blood fat disorders such as high levels of triglycerides (fat in the blood) or low levels of HDL (high density lipoprotein, or "good" cholesterol). (elispot.biz)
Arteries1
- This finding is fully consistent with the notion that lower body subcutaneous fat may act as a protective metabolic sink by buffering excess energy through storage and protecting other organs and coronary arteries against harmful lipid deposition [7]. (myhealthywaist.org)
Cardiovascular risk factors1
- Metabolic cardiovascular risk factors are significant predictors of cardiac events in old age [1 , 2] , and concurrence of a number of metabolic cardiovascular risk factors is more common in older adults [3] . (ophrp.org)
Ischemic3
- All patients admitted consecutively between 2009 and 2010 for ACS were included in the RENACI database of the Working Group on Ischemic Heart Disease and Coronary Care Units of the Spanish Cardiology Society. (hindawi.com)
- Increased plasma levels of bilirubin have been associated with a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease (IHD) in previous studies. (e-epih.org)
- It turned out that in the men who often skipped breakfast the risk of heart attack and death due to ischemic heart disease was 27% higher than in those who did not miss the breakfast. (pay-for-essay.org)
Predictive2
- At BMIs greater than or equal to 35, waist circumference has little added predictive power of disease risk beyond that of BMI. (healthjade.com)
- Particularly, according to sex and age range, the predictive emergent anthropometric indices in men were the body shape index (ABSI) and waist to height cubic (W/Ht 3 ) (AUC = 0.777 and 0.771, respectively), whereas in women, the predictors were CI and ABSI (AUC = 0.737 and 0.729, respectively). (hindawi.com)
Mortality and morbidity1
- In the Prospective Comparison of angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitor (ARNI) With ACEi to Determine Impact on Global Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure (PARADIGM-HF) study, treatment with sacubitril/valsartan reduced the primary outcome of cardiovascular (CV) death and heart failure (HF) hospitalization compared with enalapril in patients with chronic HF and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). (go.jp)
Insulin5
- The amount this measure exceeds 30 centimetres (12 in) correlates to increased cardiovascular risk and insulin resistance. (wikipedia.org)
- However, even in the absence of the hyperglycaemic state which characterizes type 2 diabetic patients, non diabetic individuals with a specific form of obesity, named abdominal obesity, often show clustering metabolic abnormalities which include high triglyceride levels, increased apolipoprotein B, small dense low density lipoproteins and decreased high density lipoproteins-cholesterol levels, a hyperinsulinemic-insulin resistant state, alterations in coagulation factors as well as an inflammatory profile. (researchgate.net)
- Lee S, Bacha F, Hannon T, Kuk JL, Boesch C, Arslanian S " Effects of aerobic versus resistance exercise without caloric restriction on abdominal fat, intrahepatic lipid, and insulin sensitivity in obese adolescent boys: a randomized, controlled trial. . (bcm.edu)
- Some people develop insulin resistance after having a heart attack. (healthyheartworld.com)
- Clinical and investigational evidence suggests that the increased breast cancer risk associated with greater abdominal visceral obesity may be related to anomalous insulin signaling through the insulin receptor substrate 1 pathway, leading to insulin resistance, hyperinsulinemia, and increased concentrations of endogenous estrogen and androgen. (ijmpo.org)
Obese1
- If my waist grew another 1.5 inches, I would have been considered abdominally obese. (progressingpilgrim.com)
Stroke3
- After a median follow-up of 17.9 years, there were 291 cases of CVD (coronary heart disease [CHD], stroke, or the combination of both). (imsociety.org)
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) events, ischaemic stroke events, and total mortality. (mja.com.au)
- In proportional hazards models that included conventional risk factors, but excluded variables used to define the presence of MetS, MetS was a significant predictor of CHD, stroke and total mortality. (mja.com.au)
Metabolic health2
- The measure also does a poor job of predicting a person's metabolic health. (agemed.org)
- With that in mind, we provide five of the most common markers doctors measure to assess your metabolic health. (edensguthealth.com)
Measurements1
- Rather than relying on body mass index , the researchers took waist measurements. (healthyheartworld.com)
Computed tomography2
- Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen can precisely quantify the size of individual abdominal fat tissue depots. (diabetesjournals.org)
- The main outcome was LBD, including osteopenia and osteoporosis, based on bone mineral density measured using quantitative computed tomography of the lumbar spine (L1-2). (jpmph.org)
Risk factors2
- An estimated 42.3% of coronary episodes in the Spanish population may be attributable to excess weight after adjusting for age, sex, and other risk factors [ 4 ]. (hindawi.com)
- Dietary and non-dietary factors have an association with, and play a role as predictors of, CVD risk factors. (who.int)
Correlation2
- Clinical and anthropometric variables were analyzed in patients consecutively admitted for acute coronary syndrome to a university hospital between 2009 and 2010, and the correlation of those variables with hospital mortality was examined. (hindawi.com)
- when considering subcutaneous fat, the study found a strong correlation with waist circumference (WC) ( r =0.87 and r =0.88) and with body mass index (BMI) ( r =0.88 and r =0.83) in women and men, respectively. (scielosp.org)
Marker1
- Increased waist circumference can also be a marker for increased risk even in persons of normal weight. (healthjade.com)
Acute5
- Although obesity is a well-established cardiovascular risk factor, some controversy has arisen with regard to its effect on hospital mortality in patients admitted for acute coronary syndrome. (hindawi.com)
- There is something of a paradox in the relationship between body mass index and hospital mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome in that the mortality rate decreases as body mass index increases. (hindawi.com)
- This situation, in which obesity seems to protect patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), has been called "the obesity paradox" and has been described in other facilities. (hindawi.com)
- The composite outcome of CTRCD and acute heart failure was the study endpoint. (bvsalud.org)
- We conducted this cross-sectional study among 66 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in a tertiary care hospital from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2020. (nmji.in)
20212
- May 18, 2021 (New York Times) - There are few single measures in health care that seem to carry as much weight as body mass index, or B.M.I. We encounter it not just at doctor's offices, but with online calculators and smart scales, at gyms and even when determining eligibility for the Covid vaccine . (agemed.org)
- Similar results were observed in a 2021 study , but waist circumference measures had to be combined with handgrip strength. (edensguthealth.com)
Outcome2
- All of this evidence, however, has emerged from analyses that have used cross-sectional designs, in which exposure variables of interest are measured at the same time as outcome variables. (diabetesjournals.org)
- Main outcome measures Diagnosis of dementia from January 1994 to April 2003. (bmj.com)
Cholesterol9
- The US National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) redefined the HDL cholesterol level that constitutes a formal coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factor. (medscape.com)
- A prospective analysis by Mora et al investigated the link between cholesterol and cardiovascular events in women and found baseline HDL-C level was consistently and inversely associated with incident coronary and CVD events across a range of LDL-C values. (medscape.com)
- For the metabolic syndrome in which multiple mild abnormalities in lipids, waist size (abdominal circumference), blood pressure, and blood sugar increase the risk of CHD, the designated HDL cholesterol levels that contribute to the syndrome are sex-specific. (medscape.com)
- The common, mild forms of HA have no characteristic physical findings, but patients may have premature coronary heart or peripheral vascular disease, as well as a family history of low HDL cholesterol levels and premature CHD. (medscape.com)
- This agglomeration of abnormalities has been referred to as the metabolic syndrome which can be identified by the presence of three of the five following variables: abdominal obesity, elevated triglyceride concentrations, low HDL-cholesterol levels, increased blood pressure and elevated fasting glucose. (researchgate.net)
- As discussed above, high cholesterol levels increase the risk of heart disease. (edensguthealth.com)
- With regard to HA, the ATP III report stated, "Low HDL cholesterol is a strong independent predictor of CHD [coronary heart disease]. (medscape.com)
- the risk of a coronary event is thought to increase 2% for every 1% decrease in HDL cholesterol. (medscape.com)
- According to the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III), MetS is defined as having three or more of the following: abdominal obesity, elevated blood pressure, impaired fasting glucose, elevated triglyceride, and decreased highdensity lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol level [4] . (ophrp.org)
Sagittal1
- Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD) is a measure of visceral obesity, the amount of fat in the gut region. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiac1
- Cardiac rehabilitation can help improve heart function and prevent complications after a heart attack. (healthyheartworld.com)
Adults2
- The objective of this study is to evaluate emergent anthropometric indices as predictors of preHTN and HTN according to age and sex in a sample of Mexican adults. (hindawi.com)
- Early-onset dementia among privately-insured adults with and without congenital heart defects in the United States, 2015-2017. (cdc.gov)
Body14
- Conclusion-- Working longer hours was significantly associated with larger waist circumferences and higher body mass index among male police officers working the midnight shift. (cdc.gov)
- Author Manuscript body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference among female clean-room workers for electronic semiconductor production. (cdc.gov)
- Although waist circumference and body mass index (BMI) are interrelated, waist circumference provides an independent prediction of risk over and above that of BMI. (healthjade.com)
- Some people gain weight in their abdominal regions (the so-called "apple" body shape. (healthjade.com)
- The body mass index or BMI is a predictor of obesity which is a proven cause of heart disease. (parentstalks.com)
- It is thought that visceral fat prompts the body to release certain hormones which prevent the body from breaking down fat and sugar, leading to obesity and coronary disease. (parentstalks.com)
- In a 1972 study of more than 7,000 healthy, mostly middle-aged men, Dr. Keys and his colleagues showed that the body mass index was a more accurate - and far simpler - predictor of body fat than the methods used by the insurance industry. (agemed.org)
- And as people age, it's common to lose muscle and bone mass but gain abdominal fat, a change in body composition that would be concerning for health but might go unnoticed if it didn't change a person's B.M.I., Dr. Manson said. (agemed.org)
- Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of coronary heart disease: a prospective study among men and women. (scielosp.org)
- In part 1 of this series, I'll discuss the problems associated with a high waist measurement and excess body fat. (progressingpilgrim.com)
- In part two I'll explain how I was able to increase my strength and lose body fat and significant inches off my waist. (progressingpilgrim.com)
- However, lifting weights alone will not get rid of excess abdominal fat which is often an indication of metabolic problems within the body. (progressingpilgrim.com)
- Randomized controlled clinical trials indicate that a HAES approach is associated with statistically and clinically relevant improvements in physiological measures (e.g., blood pressure, blood lipids), health behaviors (e.g., eating and activity habits, dietary quality), and psychosocial outcomes (such as self-esteem and body image), and that HAES achieves these health outcomes more successfully than weight loss treatment and without the contraindications associated with a weight focus. (biomedcentral.com)
- Objective To evaluate any association between obesity in middle age, measured by body mass index and skinfold thickness, and risk of dementia later in life. (bmj.com)
Obesity-related1
- Waist circumference also assumes greater value for estimating risk for obesity-related disease at older ages. (healthjade.com)
Prospective study1
- 2013). A prospective study of breakfast eating and incident coronary heart disease in a cohort of male US health professionals. (pay-for-essay.org)
Circulation1
- In an issue of Circulation published last December [2], investigators of the EPIC-Norfolk study reported results of a careful investigation of the relationship of waist and hip circumferences to coronary heart disease (CHD) incidence. (myhealthywaist.org)