The association of waist-to-height ratio and other anthropometric measurements with subclinical atherosclerosis: results from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil)

To compare the performance of waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), waist circumference (WC) and Body-mass index (BMI) with subclinical atherosclerosis. Methods and results: The association of quintiles of anthropometric variables (1st as reference) - Odds ratio (OR); 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI) - with Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC: 0 vs.> 0;
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Source Type: research