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., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, vol.67, no.12, pp.1298-1302, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/ejcn.2013.203
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1298-1302
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.