The influence of hip circumference on the relationship between abdominal obesity and mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Higher waist circumference and lower hip circumference are both associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, despite being directly correlated. The real effects of visceral obesity may therefore be underestimated when hip circumference is not fully taken into account. We hypothesized that adding waist and hip circumference to traditional risk factors would significantly improve CVD risk prediction.

Methods

In a population-based survey among South Asian and African Mauritians (n = 7978), 1241 deaths occurred during 15 years of follow-up. In a model that included variables used in previous CVD risk calculations (a Framingham-type model), the association between waist circumference and mortality was examined before and after adjustment for hip circumf

SUBMITTER: Cameron AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3324456 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature