Open AccessVariations in Coronary Procedure Utilization Depending on Body Mass Index
Author(s) -
William S. Yancy,
Maren K. Olsen,
Lesley H. Curtis,
Kevin A. Schulman,
Michael S. Cuffe,
Eugene Z. Oddone
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.12.1381
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , percutaneous coronary intervention , odds ratio , cardiology , confidence interval , myocardial infarction , cardiac catheterization , coronary artery disease , logistic regression , artery , mass index
Increased body mass index (BMI) (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) is a risk factor for coronary heart disease and is associated with lower preventive services utilization. The relationship between BMI and utilization of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for coronary heart disease has not been examined.