Prognostic value of body mass index in the development of cardiovascular diseases among Kaunas male population
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
1308727
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Adult MeSH
- Body Mass Index * MeSH
- Myocardial Infarction epidemiology MeSH
- Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis etiology MeSH
- Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis etiology MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Longitudinal Studies MeSH
- Obesity complications MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Prognosis MeSH
- Prospective Studies MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Check Tag
- Adult MeSH
- Middle Aged MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Lithuania epidemiology MeSH
The paper presents the results of a primary medical examination and of a prospective, on the average 14-year follow-up study of the male population of Kaunas aged 45-59 years (n = 2452). The prevalence of overweight, according to the WHO criteria, was 48.7%, that of obesity 20.5%. With increasing body mass index (BMI) there occurred a statistically significant increase of main risk factors of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and of IHD itself. The results of the prospective study showed a U-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality from all cardiovascular diseases, and a J-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality from IHD and morbidity of acute myocardial infarction, respectively. The same relationship held true even after standardization of the level of all other risk factors using the multiple logistic function. Thus, the overweight was confirmed as an independent IHD risk factor in the given population.
