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Four Anthropometric Indices and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Taiwan

Overview
Journal Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord
Date 2002 Jul 18
PMID 12119571
Citations 27
Authors
K-C Huang
W-Y Lin
L-T Lee
C-Y Chen
H Lo
I-L Liu
W-Y Shau
R-S Lin
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Abstract

Objective: To examine the relationships between four anthropometric measurements and cardiovascular risk factors in Taiwan.

Design: The data was collected from four nationwide health screen centers in Taiwan from 1998 to 1999.

Subjects: A total of 38 556 subjects: 18 280 men and 20 276 women, mean age=37.0+/-11.1 y. None had any known major systemic diseases or were currently on medication.

Measurements: Individual body weight, height, waist circumference (WC), and cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, total cholesterol level, low-density and high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol level) were assessed and their relationships were examined.

Results: In both sexes, with increasing body mass index (BMI), WC, WHpR (waist-to-hip ratio) and WHtR (waist-to-height ratio), there were significantly higher risks of hypertension, impaired fasting glucose, diabetes and dyslipidemia (P<0.001) in almost all age groups. In the age groups older than 65, however, the relationships were statistically inconsistent.

Conclusions: In Taiwan, the four anthropometric indexes (BMI, WC, WHpR, WHtR) are closely related to cardiovascular risk factors.

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