Association of anthropometric indicators of obesity with coronary risk in adults in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia

Pitanga, Francisco José Gondim¹  Lessa, Ines¹ 

[1] Universidade Federal da Bahia

关键词: Anthropometric Indices Of Obesity;    Coronary Risk;    Abdominal Obesity;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-790X2007000200011

学科分类：过敏症与临床免疫学

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To determine the association between the many anthropometric indicators of obesity and high coronary risk (HCR).
METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Its population comprised 968 adults, 30-74 years of age, of which 391 (40.4%) were men. Logistic regression analysis was used and the Odds Ratio (OR) was calculated between the conicity index (C index), body mass index (BMI), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference (WC), and HCR. A 95% confidence interval was utilized.
RESULTS: The OR between obesity indicators and HCR, adjusted by age, in men were: a) WHR – 5.81 (3.00-11.23), b) C index – 5.52 (2.94-10.36), c) WC – 4.37 (2.31-8.26), d) BMI – 3.04 (1.62-5.73). In women 30-49 years old and 50-74 years old the OR adjusted by age, respectively, were: a) WHR – 7.85 (2.15-28.69) and 1.81 (0.98-3.36), b) BMI – 7.28 (1.61-32.97) and 1.09 (0.61-1.96), c) C index - 6.88 (1.89 –25.11) and 2.89 (1.58-5.27), d) WC – 6.41 (2.09-19.65) and 1.38 (0.77-2.50).
CONCLUSION: Both in men and women, 30-49 years old, all obesity indicators are strongly associated with HCR. However, WHR and C index were found to be the most effective in male individuals, while C index was the best indicator in women from 50 to 74 years of age.

【 授权许可】

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