Lipid accumulation product in relation to 10-year cardiovascular disease incidence in Caucasian adults: The ATTICA study

The lipid accumulation product (LAP) is an index describing lipid over-accumulation based on waist circumference (WC) and fasting triglycerides, and can outperform the body mass index (BMI) in recognizing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. We aimed to explore the association of LAP with long-term CVD risk and compare its CVD-predictive value against common anthropometric indices/ratios of obesity.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research