Relation Between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction | Zendy

Marianne Zeller | Zendy; Philippe Gabríel Steg | Zendy; Jack Ravisy | Zendy; Luc Lorgis | Zendy; Yves Laurent | Zendy; Pierre Sicard | Zendy; Luc Janin-Manificat | Zendy; JeanClaude Beer | Zendy; Hamid Makki | Zendy; Anne-Cécile Lagrost | Zendy; Luc Rochette | Zendy; Yves Cottin | Zendy

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Relation Between Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Death After Acute Myocardial Infarction

Author(s) -

Marianne Zeller,

Philippe Gabríel Steg,

Jack Ravisy,

Luc Lorgis,

Yves Laurent,

Pierre Sicard,

Luc Janin-Manificat,

JeanClaude Beer,

Hamid Makki,

Anne-Cécile Lagrost,

Luc Rochette,

Yves Cottin

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.753483

Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , waist , myocardial infarction , hazard ratio , overweight , population , cardiology , confidence interval , environmental health

An elevated body mass index (BMI) has been reported to be associated with a lower rate of death after acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, waist circumference (WC) may be a better marker of cardiovascular risk than BMI. We used data from a contemporary French population-based cohort of patients with AMI to analyze the impact of WC and BMI on death rates.

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