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Cardiovascular Disease
Enlarged waist and high triglyceride levels predict CVD risk in older women
June 16th, 2005
The combination of an enlarged waist and high triglyceride levels is a strong predictor of cardiovascular disease risk in postmenopausal women, epidemiologists in Denmark report. "Upward trends of obesity urge more effective identification of those at cardiovascular risk. A simple dichotomous indicator, enlarged waist ({{>=}}88 cm) combined with elevated triglycerides ({{>=}}1.45 mmol/L) (EWET), was shown to offer advantages in identifying individuals with atherogenic 'lipid overaccumulation' compared with other indicators, including the metabolic syndrome defined by the National Cholesterol Education Program (MS-NCEP)," wrote L.B. Tanko and colleagues, Center for...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-06-16)
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