Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women

Dexter Canoy

doi:10.1097/HCO.0b013e328313133a

Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women

Dexter Canoy

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Abstract

For adipose tissue distribution assessment to be clinically useful, the ideal adiposity phenotype should provide a single risk estimate that captures the separate 'effects' of abdominal and peripheral adiposity. Although far from perfect, waist-hip ratio may capture separate effects of central and peripheral adiposity. This simple and inexpensive measure could be used to help improve coronary heart disease risk assessment. © 2008 Wolters Kluwer Health|Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	591-598
Number of pages	7
Journal	Current Opinion in Cardiology
Volume	23
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0b013e328313133a
Publication status	Published - Nov 2008

Keywords

Coronary disease
Fat distribution
Obesity
Waist circumference
Waist-hip ratio

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Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women

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