Journal article
Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27 000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the most predictive measure for different ethnic populations is not clear. We aimed to assess whether markers of obesity, especially waist-to-hip ratio, would be stronger indicators of myocardial infarction than body-mass index (BMI), the conventional measure.
METHODS: We did a standardised case-control study of acute myocardial infarction with 27 098 participants in 52 …
Authors
Yusuf S; Hawken S; Ôunpuu S; Bautista L; Franzosi MG; Commerford P; Lang CC; Rumboldt Z; Onen CL; Lisheng L
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 366, No. 9497, pp. 1640–1649
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2005
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(05)67663-5
ISSN
0140-6736