Association between anthropometric indices of obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease in Japanese men

Xiang, Ming; Hu, Huanhuan; Imai, Toshio; Nishihara, Akiko; Sasaki, Nozomu; Ogasawara, Takayuki; Hori, Akihiro; Nakagawa, Tohru; Yamamoto, S.; Honda, Takeshi; Okazaki, Hiroko; Uehara, Akihiko; Yamamoto, Makoto; Miyamoto, Toshiaki; Kochi, Takeshi; Eguchi, M.; Murakami, Taizo; Shimizu, Makiko; Tomita, Kentaro; Nagahama, Satsue; Nanri, Akiko; Konishi, Maki; Akter, Shamima; Kuwahara, Keisuke; Kashino, Ikuko; Yamaguchi, Miwa; Kabe, Isamu; Mizoue, Tetsuya; Kunugita, Naoki; Dohi, Seitaro

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“…It is interesting to note that elevated WC is associated with an increased risk of developing a cardiovascular disease, which supports the inclusion of WC measurements during the routine medical assessment of adolescents [31][32][33][34]. This present study showed that Tri, FG, and HbA1c were weakly associated with AbdFat%, ScFat%, and VisFat%.…”

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Waist Circumference and BMI Are Strongly Correlated with MRI-Derived Fat Compartments in Young Adults

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Young adulthood is increasingly considered as a vulnerable age group for significant weight gain, and it is apparent that there is an increasing number of new cases of metabolic syndrome developing among this population. This study included 60 young adult volunteers (18–26 years old). All participants obtained a calculated total abdominal fat percentage, subcutaneous fat percentage, and visceral fat percentage using a semiautomatic segmentation technique from T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of the abdomen. The results show strongest correlation between abdominal fat and BMI (r = 0.824) followed by subcutaneous fat (r = 0.768), and visceral fat (r = 0.633) respectively, (p < 0.001 for all, after having been adjusted for age and gender). Among anthropometric measurements, waist circumference showed strong correlation with all fat compartments (r = 0.737 for abdominal, r = 0.707 for subcutaneous fat, and r = 0.512 for visceral fat; p < 0.001 for all). The results obtained from examining the blood revealed that there was a moderate positive correlation relationship between all fat compartments with triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein, and fasting glucose levels (p < 0.05 for all). This study suggests that both BMI and waist circumference could be used to assess the fat compartments and treatment targets to reduce the risk of metabolic disorders and health risks in the young adult population.

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Waist Circumference and BMI Are Strongly Correlated with MRI-Derived Fat Compartments in Young Adults

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Pan

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“…Mearns also concluded that there is a “little need to incorporate obesity measures in calculations of CVD risk” [ 19 ]. Xiang and colleagues did not observe any differences between BMI, WC, and WHtR, when their associations with CVDs compared [ 20 ]. Khalili and colleagues studied BMI, WC, WHR, and WHtR in a diabetic population, and reported that WHR was the most powerful index for predicting CVDs, followed by WHtR [ 21 ].…”

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Predictive ability of six obesity measures to identify 7-year fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events: A population-based cohort study

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Khoonsari³

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International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Pre

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“…Furthermore, enriched self-administered questionnaires provided us with various kinds of lifestyle information, including data on smoking habits, alcohol consumption, eating habits, physical activity, and changes in body weight. Although many previous occupational health studies in Japan were not gender balanced (13)(14)(15)(16), our cohort contained a substantial proportion of women. Furthermore, we performed not only crosssectional but also longitudinal analyses.…”

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Validity of "One-size-fits-all" Approaches for the National Health Screening and Education Program: A Large-scale Cohort Study of Corporate Insurance Beneficiaries

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Objective Metabolic syndrome represents a unified condition of atherosclerotic diseases caused by abdominal obesity. The aims of this study were to examine the applicability of the prevalent fixed cut-off values of the abdominal circumference (AC) and body mass index (BMI) to age and gender groups and to identify suitable lifestyle modification factors. Methods We defined an outcome as having ≥ 2 risk components that are necessary to diagnose metabolic syndrome and examined the cross-sectional association of the AC and BMI with the outcome. We also assessed the effects of time-updated lifestyle information on metabolic traits using longitudinal data. Patients We enrolled 22,953 beneficiaries of a corporate health insurance scheme who underwent annual health examinations between January 2004 and December 2014. Results The AC [per 5-cm increase, odds ratio (OR) 1.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-1.24] and BMI (OR 1.10, 95% CI 1.07-1.13) were significantly associated with the outcome, adjusted for age, gender, current smoking status, drinking habits, and other lifestyle information. The association between the outcome and AC was modified by gender (p for interaction = 0.033), and the association between the outcome and BMI was modified by age group (p for interaction = 0.049). In the longitudinal analysis, current smoking, drinking habits, and unhealthy eating habits were associated with an increased AC and BMI, whereas regular physical activity was associated with a decreased AC and BMI. Conclusion We showed that the association between the AC or BMI and metabolic syndrome was modified by gender or age group. Further studies will be needed to customize the national health screening and education programs.

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Association between anthropometric indices of obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease in Japanese men

Abstract: This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.

Cited by 11 publications

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Waist Circumference and BMI Are Strongly Correlated with MRI-Derived Fat Compartments in Young Adults

Waist Circumference and BMI Are Strongly Correlated with MRI-Derived Fat Compartments in Young Adults

Predictive ability of six obesity measures to identify 7-year fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events: A population-based cohort study

Validity of "One-size-fits-all" Approaches for the National Health Screening and Education Program: A Large-scale Cohort Study of Corporate Insurance Beneficiaries

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