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Relationship between obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in adults living in central Iran: Results of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program
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N Mohammadifard   , HR Shams * , Z Paknahad , F Sajadi , M Maghroon , H Safari , AR Ghasemi , MR Rahmati |
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| Background and objectives: As previous studies on the association between obesity and cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors have been made in limited populations, this study was performed to determine the association in 3 cities in the central parts of Iran.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, data collected in the1st phase of the Isfahan Healthy Heart Program (IHHP), involving 12514 subjects ≥19 years old, conducted during 2000-2001, in Isfahan and the Central Provinces of Iran, were analyzed. Fasting blood sugar (FBS), 2-hour post-load plasma glucose (2hpp), serum lipid profile, anthropometric parameters and blood pressure were determined by standard methods.
Results: FBS, 2hpp, serum lipids fractions (except for HDL-C) and blood pressure had significant positive relations with body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) (all p-values<0.001). As compared to the 1st quartile of WC, odds ratios (OR 95%CI) of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemia in the 4th quartile were 2.8 (1.2-3.3), 3 (1.6-4.3) and 2.4 (1.9-3.1) in men and 2.5 (1.8-3.4), 2.7 (1.3-3.8) and 2.5 (2-3.2) in women, respectively. Also, ORs (95%CI) of hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidemic in 4th quartile of BMI, as compared to the 1st, were 1.6 (1.2-2), 2.8 (1.7-3.9) and 3 (2.4-3.8) in men and 1.9 (1.4-2.4), 2.6 (1.4-3.7) and1.6 (1.2-2) in women, respectively.
Conclusion: ORs of these risk facrors increased with increasing WC and BMI. Therefore, it is concluded that both obesity indicators increase the chance of CVD risk factors. |
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| Keywords: Body mass index, Waist circumference, Obesity, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, type-2 diabetes |
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Article type: Research |
Subject:
Food Science
Received: 2009/04/11 | Published: 2009/02/15
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