Body mass index, waist circumference and cardiovascular diseases in transitional ages (40 and 66 years).

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is lack of data on effect modification by age on the association between body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference (WC) and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). We aimed to investigate the impact of BMI and WC on incident CVDs in individuals aged 40 and 66 years.

Methods

Overall, 2 430 510 participants who underwent a national health screening for transitional ages provided by the Korean National Health Insurance Service between 2009 and 2012 were included. The adjusted hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals for myocardial infarction (MI), ischaemic stroke and CVDs as a composite outcome of MI and ischaemic stroke were calculated using multivariable Cox proportional hazard regression analysis.

Results

During a mean follow-up of 7.7 years, 24 884 MI

SUBMITTER: Yoo JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9891979 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature