Increased Risk of Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Male Subjects with High Baseline Waist-to-Height Ratio: The Kangbuk Samsung Health Study

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolism journal Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 54 - 61
• Main Authors: Oh, Hyung-Geun, Nallamshetty, Shriram, Rhee, Eun-Jung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Diabetes Association / Daehan Dangnyobyeong Hakoe 01.02.2016; Korean Diabetes Association; 대한당뇨병학회
• Subjects: Atherosclerosis; Blood pressure; Body mass index; Calcification; Cardiovascular disease; Confounding (Statistics); Coronary artery calcification; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Ethnicity; Medical screening; Obesity; Original; Progression; Regression analysis; Software; Tomography; Waist-height ratio; 내과학; United States > US; Japan; Progression; Coronary artery calcification; Waist-height ratio

The waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) is an easy and inexpensive adiposity index that reflects central obesity. In this study, we examined the association of baseline WHtR and progression of coronary artery calcification (CAC) over 4 years of follow-up in apparently healthy Korean men. A total of 1,048 m...