Comparison of various surrogate obesity indicators as predictors of cardiovascular mortality in four European populations

Song X., Jousilahti P., Stehouwer C. D. A., Soderberg S., Onat A., Laatikainen T., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, cilt.67, sa.12, ss.1298-1302, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 67 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.203
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1298-1302
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used surrogate marker for evaluating the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in relation to general obesity, while abdominal obesity indicators have been proposed to be more informative in risk prediction.