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Prognostic value of body mass index in the development of cardiovascular diseases among Kaunas male population
Type of publication
Straipsnis kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in other database (S4)
Author(s)
Tamošiūnas, Abdonas | Kauno medicinos universitetas |
Domarkienė, Stanislava | Kauno medicinos universiteto Kardiologijos institutas |
Rėklaitienė, Ona | Kauno medicinos universiteto Kardiologijos institutas |
Jurėnienė, Kristina | Kauno medicinos universitetas |
Varanauskienė, Eglė | Kauno medicinos universitetas |
Kauno medicinos universiteto Kardiologijos institutas |
Title
Prognostic value of body mass index in the development of cardiovascular diseases among Kaunas male population
Date Issued
1992
Extent
p. 347-355 :
Is part of
Cor et vasa. Прага : Авиценум, 1992, vol. 34, no. 4.
Field of Science
Keywords
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a primary medical examination and of a prospective, on the average 14-year follow-up study of the male population of Kaunas aged 45-59 years (n = 2452). The prevalence of overweight, according to the WHO criteria, was 48.7%, that of obesity 20.5%. With increasing body mass index (BMI) there occurred a statistically significant increase of main risk factors of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and of IHD itself. The results of the prospective study showed a U-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality from all cardiovascular diseases, and a J-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality from IHD and morbidity of acute myocardial infarction, respectively. The same relationship held true even after standardization of the level of all other risk factors using the multiple logistic function. Thus, the overweight was confirmed as an independent IHD risk factor in the given population.
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Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
ISSN (of the container)
0010-8650
eLABa
4374520
Coverage Spatial
Čekija / Czechia (CZ)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
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