Joint Effects of Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio on the Risk of Heart Failure | Zendy

Gang Hu | Zendy; Pekka Jousilahti | Zendy; Riitta Antikaínen | Zendy; Peter T. Katzmarzyk | Zendy; Jaakko Tuomilehto | Zendy

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Joint Effects of Physical Activity, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Waist-to-Hip Ratio on the Risk of Heart Failure

Author(s) -

Gang Hu,

Pekka Jousilahti,

Riitta Antikaínen,

Peter T. Katzmarzyk,

Jaakko Tuomilehto

Publication year - 2010

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.109.887893

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , body mass index , hazard ratio , abdominal obesity , overweight , waist–hip ratio , waist to height ratio , heart failure , circumference , obesity , cardiology , confidence interval , geometry , mathematics

Obesity increases heart failure (HF) risk; however, the independent effect of physical activity and the joint effect of physical activity and adiposity on HF risk are not established. We evaluated the single and joint associations of physical activity and different indicators of adiposity (body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio) with HF risk.

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