Anthropometry, Body Fat, and Venous Thromboembolism | Zendy

Marianne Tang Severinsen | Zendy; Søren Risom Kristensen | Zendy; Søren Paaske Johnsen | Zendy; Claus Dethlefsen | Zendy; Anne Tjønneland | Zendy; Kim Overvad | Zendy

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Anthropometry, Body Fat, and Venous Thromboembolism

Author(s) -

Marianne Tang Severinsen,

Søren Risom Kristensen,

Søren Paaske Johnsen,

Claus Dethlefsen,

Anne Tjønneland,

Kim Overvad

Publication year - 2009

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.109.863241

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , anthropometry , circumference , obesity , hazard ratio , classification of obesity , waist to height ratio , body fat percentage , waist–hip ratio , physical therapy , confidence interval , fat mass , geometry , mathematics

Obesity, measured as body mass index, is associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Body mass index is a marker of excess weight and correlates well with body fat content in adults; however, it fails to consider the distribution of body fat. We assessed the association between anthropometric variables and VTE.

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