Does Obesity Modify the Effect of Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease? | Zendy

Karri Silventoinen | Zendy; Patrik K. E. Magnusson | Zendy; Martin Neovius | Zendy; Johan Sundström | Zendy; G. David Batty | Zendy; Per Tynelius | Zendy; Finn Rasmussen | Zendy

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Does Obesity Modify the Effect of Blood Pressure on the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

Author(s) -

Karri Silventoinen,

Patrik K. E. Magnusson,

Martin Neovius,

Johan Sundström,

G. David Batty,

Per Tynelius,

Finn Rasmussen

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.108.772707

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , cardiology , body mass index , myocardial infarction , overweight , hazard ratio , diastole , stroke (engine) , population , proportional hazards model , underweight , cohort , obesity , confidence interval , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Some studies have suggested that increased blood pressure has a stronger effect on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in lean persons than in obese persons, although this is not a universal finding. Given the inconsistency of this result, we tested it using a large population-based cohort data set.

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