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Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women

Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women Dexter Canoy The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Purpose of review Earlier studies investigating the risk of developing coronary heart disease in relation to Correspondence to Dexter Canoy, MPhil, MD, PhD, Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics, body fat distribution showed inconsistent results, and any sex-related difference in School of Community-Based Medicine, The University disease risk has not been adequately examined. This review aims to assess current of Manchester, University Place Block 3 (Room 1.310), Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK findings on the prospective association between body fat distribution measures and Tel: +44 161 2751137; fax: +44 161 2755205; coronary heart disease in men and women. e-mail: [email protected] Recent findings Current Opinion in Cardiology 2008, 23:591– Current epidemiologic evidence suggests that waist circumference and waist–hip ratio, as indicators of abdominal adiposity, are positively related to coronary heart disease in men and women independently of body mass index and conventional coronary heart disease risk factors. But the magnitude and shape of the associations for these abdominal adiposity indices varied with adjustments for mediating and confounding factors. Interestingly, hip waist circumference was inversely associated with coronary heart http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Cardiology Wolters Kluwer Health

Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women

Current Opinion in Cardiology , Volume 23 (6) – Nov 1, 2008

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0268-4705
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1531-7080
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10.1097/HCO.0b013e328313133a
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18830075
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Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women Dexter Canoy The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK Purpose of review Earlier studies investigating the risk of developing coronary heart disease in relation to Correspondence to Dexter Canoy, MPhil, MD, PhD, Northwest Institute for Bio-Health Informatics, body fat distribution showed inconsistent results, and any sex-related difference in School of Community-Based Medicine, The University disease risk has not been adequately examined. This review aims to assess current of Manchester, University Place Block 3 (Room 1.310), Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK findings on the prospective association between body fat distribution measures and Tel: +44 161 2751137; fax: +44 161 2755205; coronary heart disease in men and women. e-mail: [email protected] Recent findings Current Opinion in Cardiology 2008, 23:591– Current epidemiologic evidence suggests that waist circumference and waist–hip ratio, as indicators of abdominal adiposity, are positively related to coronary heart disease in men and women independently of body mass index and conventional coronary heart disease risk factors. But the magnitude and shape of the associations for these abdominal adiposity indices varied with adjustments for mediating and confounding factors. Interestingly, hip waist circumference was inversely associated with coronary heart

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Published: Nov 1, 2008

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