High population attributable fractions of myocardial infarction associated with waist-hip ratio.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate population attributable fractions (PAF) of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) associated with anthropometric measures by sex and age.

Methods

The Cohort of Norway study identified 140,790 participants free of cardiovascular disease, 1994-2003. Participants were followed for AMI through 2009 by record linkages through the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway Project. PAFs were adjusted for age, smoking, systolic blood pressure, diabetes, and the ratio of total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

Results

The PAFs associated with a waist-hip ratio (WHR) in the top two quintiles were 26.1% (95% confidence interval, CI 14.6-36.1) for middle-aged women (<60 years, mean of 41 years) and 9.3% (95% CI 3.0-15.1) for similarly aged men after adj

SUBMITTER: Egeland GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5071698 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature