Title: Relationship of Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Veteran Cadres
Abstract: Objective To analyze the relationship of body mass index(BMI)and waist circumference(WS)to cardiovascular risk factors in veteran cadres.Methods Based on an outline for investigation,interviews of disease history and health examinations were given to 1677 veteran cadres who settled down in Chengdu after retiring.The relationship of BMI and WC with the risk factors including hypertension,diabetes,hypercholesteremia(high TC),and hypertriglyceridemia(high TG)were analyzed.Results The means of BMI in male and female were 24.42±3.42 and 23.97±3.12 respectively(P0.05)while the means of WC in male and female were 83.79±8.34 cm and 78.43±7.89 cm respectively(P0.001).There was an increasing tendency of BMI and WC with aging.Of the 1677 participants,40.85% were overweight (BMI≥25),and 47.88% had excessively large WC;A positive correlation was found between BMI and WC(r=0.739,P0.001),but among the subjects who possessed excessive large WC,29.51% were not overweight.After stratifying BMI and WC,the prevalence rates of the risk factors and their clustering,except high TC,all increased with higher levels of BMI and WC.Conclusions The BMI and WC correlated closely with the elevation of cardiovascular risk factors and their clustering in veteran population.
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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