Open AccessDifferential Association of Anthropometric Parameters with Coronary Risk in Women – Data of the CORA Study
Author(s) -
BirgitChristiane Zyriax,
M. 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.