Open AccessDifferential Association of Anthropometric Parameters with Coronary Risk in Women – Data of the CORA Study
Author(s) -
BirgitChristiane Zyriax,
Mark Schoeffauer,
Kerstin KlipsteinGrobusch,
Heiner Boeing,
E. Windler
Publication year - 2011
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 - 10.1159/000333964
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , waist , waist–hip ratio , confidence interval , obesity , body mass index , anthropometry , population , demography , environmental health , sociology
The predictive value of weight gain, BMI, waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) as to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary heart disease (CHD) is still controversial.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom