Waist circumference and mortality or cardiovascular events in a general Korean population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is associated with cardiovascular diseases and is a risk factor for all-cause mortality. Until now, the associations between abdominal obesity and mortality or cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence have not been conclusive. We aimed to evaluate the associations between waist circumference (WC) and mortality or CVD incidence in a general Korean population.

Methods

We analyzed a total of 204,068 adults older than 40 years of age who had undergone a national health examination at least once from 2009 to 2018 in the Korean National Health Insurance Service Cohort. WC was divided into five categories (< 80, 80-84.9, 85-89.9, 90-94.9, ≥ 95 cm). Hazard ratios for death and CVD incidence were calculated using Cox proportional hazards models.

Results

In men

SUBMITTER: Song DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045645 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature