An autopsy study of coronary atherosclerosis and its relation to anthropometric measurements/indices of overweight and obesity in men

• Published in: Journal of forensic and legal medicine Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 12 - 17
• Main Authors: Rastogi, Prateek, MD, Pinto, Denver S., MBBS, Pai, Mukta R., MD, Kanchan, Tanuj, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2012; Churchill Livingstone Inc., Medical Publishers
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anthropometry; Atherosclerosis; Autopsies; Autopsy; Body mass index; Coronary Artery Disease - pathology; Coronary artery diseases; Forensic anthropology; Forensic Pathology; Hip circumference; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Mortality; Obesity; Pathology; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Waist circumference; Waist hip ratio; Young Adult; Waist circumference; Body mass index; Coronary artery diseases; Hip circumference; Waist hip ratio; Atherosclerosis

Abstract Atherosclerosis accounts for a large proportion of cardiovascular system associated morbidity and mortality. The present autopsy based study is aimed to study the correlation between coronary atherosclerosis and anthropometric measurements/indices of overweight and obesity such as; Waist Ci...