Open AccessBody Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-Hip Ratio on the Risk of Total and Type-Specific Stroke
Author(s) -
Gang Hu,
Jaakko Tuomilehto,
Karri Silventoinen,
Cinzia Sarti,
Satu Männistö,
Pekka Jousilahti
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.167.13.1420
Subject(s) - waist , circumference , body mass index , waist to height ratio , waist–hip ratio , medicine , body volume index , index (typography) , stroke (engine) , mathematics , fat mass , physics , computer science , geometry , classification of obesity , world wide web , thermodynamics
Adiposity is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the relationship of adiposity with the risk of cerebrovascular disease is still to some extent unclear.
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