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March 1, 2000Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary risk profiles in men with coronary artery disease: effects of body composition, fat distribution, age and fitness

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Why the study?

Do general measures of obesity better predict coronary risk factors than body fat distribution, and does exercise training improve these factors in men with CAD?

Population

81 male patients aged 33-83 years (mean 60.0 +/- 13.3 years) with established coronary artery disease (CAD).

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Authors

MBMartin BrochuUniversité de SherbrookeÉPÉric T. PoehlmanPacific Northwest National LaboratoryPSPatrick D. SavagePreventive Cardiology

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Implication

BMI may guide lipid assessment in CAD more than fat distribution; hypothesis-generating for exercise effects on outcomes.

Structured PICO

Do general measures of obesity better predict coronary risk factors than body fat distribution, and does exercise training improve these factors in men with CAD?

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Population
81 male patients aged 33-83 years (mean 60.0 +/- 13.3 years) with established coronary artery disease (CAD).
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Intervention
Exercise training program
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Outcome
Relationships among body composition, body fat distribution, dietary intake, peak aerobic capacity, lipid concentrations, and plasma glucose and insulin concentrationssurrogate

In men with CAD, general measures of obesity such as BMI and fat mass are better predictors of coronary risk factors than body fat distribution, and exercise training improves these profiles across age groups.

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Brochu et al. (2000) studied this question.

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