Body fat distribution in the Finnish population: environmental determinants and predictive power for cardiovascular risk factor levels.
Key result
Waist/hip ratio and body mass index were approximately equally strong predictors of cardiovascular risk factors, with waist/hip ratio adding only 1-3% explained variance for lipoprotein levels.
Why the study?
Are health habits associated with body fat distribution, and do environmental factors explain the variability in cardiovascular risk factor levels in the Finnish population?
Population
5,282 adults aged 25-64 years from three geographical areas of eastern and south western Finland.
Design
Cross-sectional
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Implication
Waist/hip ratio may add little beyond BMI for risk assessment; leaves open independent effects in prospective data.
Study Design
Type
Cross-Sectional (n=5,282)
Multicenter
Yes
Structured PICO
Are health habits associated with body fat distribution, and do environmental factors explain the variability in cardiovascular risk factor levels in the Finnish population?
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Population
5,282 adults (2,526 men and 2,756 women) aged 25-64 years from three geographical areas of eastern and south western Finland.
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Outcome
Association of health habits with body fat distribution (waist/hip girth ratio) and the extent to which environmental factors explain the variability in levels of cardiovascular risk factors.surrogate
The distribution of abdominal obesity is significantly influenced by health habits and sociodemographic factors, which partly explains the relatively small independent effect of body fat distribution on cardiovascular risk factor levels.
Cite This Study
Marti et al. (1991) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular risk factors (n=5,282). Waist/hip ratio and body mass index was evaluated on Variance in cardiovascular risk factor levels explained by waist/hip ratio over and above body mass index. Waist/hip ratio and body mass index were approximately equally strong predictors of cardiovascular risk factors, with waist/hip ratio adding only 1-3% explained variance for lipoprotein levels.