Indices of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in British Women | Zendy

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Indices of Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in British Women

Author(s) -

See Kwok,

Patrick McElduff,

David Ashton,

Gordon Lowe,

David Wood,

Steve E. Humphries,

Valentine Charlton-Menys,

Paul N. Durrington

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

obesity facts

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1662-4033

pISSN - 1662-4025

DOI - 10.1159/000148778

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , obesity , metabolic syndrome , waist to height ratio , blood pressure , endocrinology , risk factor , fibrinogen , waist–hip ratio

Obesity increases cardiovascular risk through effects on blood pressure, lipoproteins, coagulation factors and inflammatory cytokines, but in women variation in fat distribution complicates these relationships. Central (male-type or visceral) obesity confers greater risk than the more generalised (female) type. This is recognised by the metabolic syndrome which employs waist circumference rather than body mass index (BMI). We examined the relationships of several indices of fat distribution with cardiovascular risk factors in a large cohort of UK women.

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