Why the study?
Does the combination of enlarged waist and elevated triglycerides (EWET) better predict cardiovascular mortality and atherogenesis compared to MS-NCEP in postmenopausal women?
Population
557 postmenopausal women (48 to 76 years of age) from a community-based sample.
Comparison
Enlarged waist combined with elevated… vs Metabolic syndrome defined by the National…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
8.5+/-0.3 years
Authors
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EWET may identify higher fatal CV risk than MS-NCEP in postmenopausal women; leaves open whether it should replace standard criteria in practice.
Does the combination of enlarged waist and elevated triglycerides (EWET) better predict cardiovascular mortality and atherogenesis compared to MS-NCEP in postmenopausal women?
The combination of an enlarged waist and elevated triglycerides is a stronger predictor of cardiovascular mortality and atherogenesis than the traditional metabolic syndrome criteria in postmenopausal women.
Tankó et al. (2005) studied this question.
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