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 | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2008 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Coronary disease
- Fat distribution
- Obesity
- Waist circumference
- Waist-hip ratio
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Distribution of body fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Cite this
- APA
- Author
- BIBTEX
- Harvard
- Standard
- RIS
- Vancouver