"A large prospective study of more than 20 000 Dutch people has shown that body-mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC)—accurately measured by trained staff—were equally predictive of cardiovascular disease events and mortality over 10 years. The results are published online December 7, 2009 in the European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation.Still think they have any idea what is going on?
'In terms of the predictive value for risk of cardiovascular disease or death, BMI and WC were more or less the same,' lead author Dr Ineke van Dis (Netherlands Heart Foundation, The Hague) told heartwire. She said this is 'the most surprising finding' of the study 'because from the literature, we got the impression that WC was preferable.'"
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Body-mass index and waist circumference equally predictive for CV events, mortality
Now they are equal.
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