Impact of Body Mass Index on Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors in Men and Women
Why the study?
Is increased body mass index associated with adverse coronary heart disease risk factors in adult men and women?
Population
3,193 men and women participating in the third examination cycle of the Framingham Offspring Study, mean age…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Overview
Supports BMI control emphasis for CHD risk profiles; leaves causal effects open for prospective confirmation.
Structured PICO
Is increased body mass index associated with adverse coronary heart disease risk factors in adult men and women?
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Population
3,193 men (n=1566) and women (n=1627) participating in the third examination cycle of the Framingham Offspring Study, mean age 49 years.
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Outcome
Association of BMI with known CHD risk factors (systolic blood pressure, fasting glucose, plasma total cholesterol, VLDL, LDL, HDL, apolipoprotein B and A-I, LDL size, Lipoprotein(a))surrogate
Increased body mass index is strongly and linearly associated with an adverse profile of major coronary heart disease risk factors, emphasizing the public health importance of excess body fat.
Cite This Study
Lamon‐Fava et al. (1996) studied this question.