6.6 WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE IS A BETTER PREDICTOR OF SUBCLINICAL ATHEROSCLEROSIS THAN ADIPONECTIN LEVEL

Objective: Waist circumference is clinical marker of obesity and a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived hormone and new biomarker of obesity, has recently been proposed to be the missing link between obesity and increased cardiovascular risk. We...

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Main Authors: S. Holewijn, M. den Heijer, L.J. van Tits, D.W. Swinkels, A.F.H. Stalenhoef, J. de Graaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Atlantis Press 2009-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125927369/view