Cardiometabolic risk factors and Framingham Risk Score in severely obese patients: baseline data from DieTBra Trial

ConclusionBMI>45 kg/m2 was associated with higher prevalence of hypertension, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, C-reactive protein, waist circumference, body fat % and family history of heart diseases, enhancing the risk for the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Nutrition Source Type: research