PMID: 2102084Dec 1, 1990Paper

Body fat distribution in men with angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease

Atherosclerosis
H HaunerE F Pfeiffer

Abstract

Body fat distribution and its relationship to coronary artery disease and established cardiovascular risk factors have been studied in a cohort of 286 men aged between 30 and 74 years undergoing coronary angiography. 207 (72.4%) patients showed stenosis (greater than 30%) or occlusion of one or more coronary arteries. whereas the remaining 79 (27.6%) men were free of coronary lesions and served as a control group. 112 men with angiographically defined coronary artery disease had an additional history of myocardial infarction. Body fat distribution was assessed by determining the waist-to-hip circumference ratio. A stepwise logistic regression analysis revealed that in addition to LDL-cholesterol (P = 0.0001) and age (P = 0.0005) an abdominal type of body fat distribution (P = 0.0129) is also a significant risk indicator for the occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD) independent of body weight and other factors such as total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, insulin, systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The results of this study suggest that an abdominal type of fat distribution is associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease.

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