Obesidad e indicadores antropométricos en una muestra de varones con Síndrome Coronario Agudo, en un Área de Salud que incluye reclusos: estudio caso-control

Abstract

Objectives: Obesity is a cardiovascular risk factor with a high epidemic burden on ischemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the anthropometric indicators of obesity in a sample of males who have had an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) diagnosed in a prison referral hospital, and a control group.Material and methods: Cross-sectional case-control study in a Health Area with inclusion of a penitentiary center. The participants in this study were 204 males, 102 cases and one control selected for each case (n=102). We measured weight, height waist circumference (WC), umbilical waist (UW) and hip circumference. We calculated body mass index (BMI) and other anthropometric indicators: waist to-hip-ratios (WHR and UWHR), waist to-height-ratios (WHtR and UWHtR). We obtained the areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUC), the odds ratio (OR) and the correlations in the infarcted people.

Cardiovascular health education intervention in the Prison of Soria

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Prevalence and Determinants of Adult Obesity in a Low-Income Population of Western Africa: Results from a Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

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