Trends for the Association between Body Mass Index and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among the Japanese Population: The Circulatory Risk in Communities Study (CIRCS)

• Published in: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 63415 - 347
• Main Authors: Tanaka, Mari, Umesawa, Mitsumasa, Okada, Takeo, Yamagishi, Kazumasa, Shimizu, Yuji, Matsumura, Takumi, Ohira, Tetsuya, Imano, Hironori, Muraki, Isao, Kitamura, Akihiko, Cui, Renzhe, Sankai, Tomoko, Kubota, Yasuhiko, Iso, Hiroyasu, Hayama-Terada, Mina, Kiyama, Masahiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan Japan Atherosclerosis Society 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Body Mass Index; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology; Cohort study; East Asian People; Humans; Obesity - complications; Obesity - epidemiology; Original; Overweight - complications; Population attributable fraction; Risk Factors; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; Cohort study; Population attributable fraction

Aim: This study aimed to investigate whether the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has changed among the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s in Japan. Methods: The study population consisted of residents in Japan aged 40–69 years who had no history o...