Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies

AIMS: The objectives of this study were to determine the association of waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and to determine whether the strength of association of WC and WHR with CVD risk is different. METHODS AND RESULTS: This meta-regression analysis used a search strategy of keywords and MeSH terms to identify prospective cohort studies and randomized clinical …