Journal article
Prognostic impact of body weight and abdominal obesity in women and men with cardiovascular disease
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Increased body mass index (BMI) and abdominal adiposity increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in persons free of these diseases, but their independent prognostic impact in persons with CVD has not been well defined.
METHODS: BMI, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and waist circumference (WC) were measured in 6620 men and 2182 women with a mean age of 66 and stable CVD without congestive heart failure (CHF) participating in the …
Authors
Dagenais GR; Yi Q; Mann JFE; Bosch J; Pogue J; Yusuf S; Investigators OBOTHOPES
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 149, No. 1, pp. 54–60
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2005
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2004.07.009
ISSN
0002-8703