Increased Risk of Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Male Subjects with High Baseline Waist-to-Height Ratio: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study

Increased Risk of Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Male Subjects with High Baseline Waist-to-Height Ratio: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study

BackgroundThe waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an easy and inexpensive adiposity index that reflects central obesity. In this study, we examined the association of baseline WHtR and progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) over 4 years of follow-up in apparently healthy Korean men.MethodsA...

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Main Authors: Hyung-Geun Oh, Shriram Nallamshetty, Eun-Jung Rhee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Diabetes Association 2016-02-01
Series:Diabetes & Metabolism Journal
Subjects:
Coronary artery calcification
Progression
Waist-height ratio
Online Access:https://e-dmj.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2004DMJ/dmj-40-54.pdf

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