Body Mass Index and Cardiovascular Risk Markers: A Large Population Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives. An elevated body mass index (BMI) has been added to the new American Heart Association atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk model. Our goal in this study was to examine the relationships between BMI and traditional and non-traditional ASCVD risk factors. Methods. We measured levels of blood glucose, insulin, lipids, lipoproteins, sterols, fatty acids, markers of inflammation and oxidative stress, and hormones in 226,000 middle-aged and elderly subjects (55% women) and associated those parameters to BMI in 5 groups (BMI 20-25, 25.1-30, 30.1-35, 35.1-40, and >40 kg/m²). Results. BMI and age were inversely correlated in both sexes. All of the traditional and non-traditional ASCVD risk markers, except low-density lipoprotein

SUBMITTER: Asztalos BF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11902009 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature