scholarly journals Association of waist circumference, body mass index and conicity index with cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women : cardiovascular topic

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (8) ◽  
pp. 442-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzad Shidfar ◽  
Fatemeh Alborzi ◽  
Maryam Salehi ◽  
Marzieh Nojomi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Conicity Index

Relationship between body mass index and cardiovascular risk factors in osteopenic postmenopausal women

2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (S2) ◽  
pp. 800-800
Author(s):  
Sheau C Chai ◽  
Raz L Saadat ◽  
Shirin Hooshmand ◽  
Bahram H Arjmandi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Body Mass

scholarly journals Prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular risk among children and adolescents in the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul

2013 ◽  
Vol 131 (5) ◽  
pp. 323-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cezane Priscila Reuter ◽  
Leandro Tibirica Burgos ◽  
Marcelo Dias Camargo ◽  
Lia Goncalves Possuelo ◽  
Miriam Beatris Reckziegel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Diastolic Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
High Prevalence

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Studies have demonstrated that metabolic complications from child obesity, although silent, increase the risk of development of cardiovascular diseases in adulthood. The present paper sought to describe the prevalence of overweight/obesity and analyze the possible relationship between obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors among children and adolescents. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study, conducted in a university. METHODS: The study included 564 children and adolescents, aged 8 to 17 years. Body mass index and waist circumference were used to evaluate obesity. Other cardiovascular risk factors were evaluated, like systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glycemia, triglycerides and total cholesterol. Descriptive analysis was used for sample characterization, the chi-square test for categorical variables and Pearson's linear correlation for evaluating the relationship between obesity indicators and other cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS: High prevalence of overweight/obesity was found among the schoolchildren (25.3% among the boys and 25.6% among the girls), along with abdominal obesity (19.0%). The overweight/obese schoolchildren presented higher percentages for the pressure and biochemical indicators, compared with underweight and normal-weight schoolchildren. Body mass index and waist circumference showed a weak correlation with the variables of age and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (P < 0.001), but there was no correlation between these obesity indices and biochemical variables. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of overweight/obesity and its relationship with other cardiovascular risk factors demonstrate that it is necessary to develop intervention and prevention strategies from childhood onwards, in order to avoid development of chronic-degenerative diseases in adulthood.

Relationship of Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Chinese Adult

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song-Ming DU ◽  
Guan-Sheng MA ◽  
Yan-Ping LI ◽  
Hong-Yun FANG ◽  
Xiao-Qi HU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Chinese Adult ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Body Mass Index Predicts Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Inflammatory Status in Postmenopausal Women

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 1249-1249
Author(s):  
Saiful Singar ◽  
Richard Suminski ◽  
Bahram Arjmandi ◽  
Shirin Hooshmand ◽  
Sheau Chai
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk Factors ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Fasting Glucose ◽  
Bone Biomarkers ◽  
Cvd Risk Factors ◽  
Cvd Risk

Abstract Objectives Some studies have shown that hormonal changes during menopause transition may lead to weight gain. Higher body mass index (BMI) may be beneficial for bone health but not for heart health. However, these phenomena are still unclear. The present study aimed to determine whether BMI is associated with cardiovascular risk factors, and bone and inflammatory biomarkers in osteopenic postmenopausal women. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 132 healthy osteopenic postmenopausal women (1 to 10 years) not on hormone therapy (HT) and other pharmacological agents known to affect bone were recruited. Overnight fasting blood and urine samples were collected. Multiple linear regression analyses were conducted to examine the associations between BMI and changes in CVD risk factors and inflammatory and bone biomarkers. Results Higher BMI was significantly associated with elevated serum fasting glucose, C-reactive protein (CRP), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) levels after controlling for age, years of menopause, physical activity level, and total energy intake. Based on the regression model, every one unit increase in BMI was predicted to increase fasting glucose, CRP, ApoB, TC, LDL, TG by 1.0 mg/dL, 0.1 mg/L, 1.6 mg/dL, 2.8 mg/dL, 3.2 mg/dL, and 3.3 mg/dL, respectively. BMI was not associated with bone formation and resorption biomarkers. Conclusions BMI is a good predictor of inflammatory marker and CVD risk factors but not bone biomarkers in postmenopausal women. Future studies are needed to examine the associations of body composition (lean mass and fat mass) on CVD risk factors and bone biomarkers. Funding Sources N/A.

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