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- Title
Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study.
- Authors
Yusuf, Salim; Hawken, Steven; Ounpuu, Stephanie; Bautista, Leonelo; Franzosi, Maria Grazia; Commerford, Patrick; Lang, Chim C; Rumboldt, Zvonko; Onen, Churchill L; Lisheng, Liu; Tanomsup, Supachai; Wangai, Paul, Jr; Razak, Fahad; Sharma, Arya M; Anand, Sonia S; INTERHEART Study Investigators
- Abstract
Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, but the most predictive measure for different ethnic populations is not clear. We aimed to assess whether markers of obesity, especially waist-to-hip ratio, would be stronger indicators of myocardial infarction than body-mass index (BMI), the conventional measure.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2005, Vol 366, Issue 9497, p1640
- ISSN
1474-547X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67663-5