Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (Echorn) Cohort Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15377165 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saria Hassan (0000-0003-0700-9529, Emory University), Carol R Oladele (0000-0002-1154-8974, Yale University), Carol Oladele, Deron Galusha (0000-0003-1136-6422, Yale University), O Peter Adams (0000-0002-6707-6769, University of the West Indies), Rohan G Maharaj (0000-0001-8319-8187, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Cruz M Nazario (0000-0002-5753-4738, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus), Maxine Nunez (0009-0007-4379-5172, University of the Virgin Islands), Marcella Nunez-Smith (0000-0003-2797-4756, Yale University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 399-399 |
| Publication date | 2021-02-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-021-10399-3 |
| PMID | 33632164 |
| OpenAlex | W3129885958 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
Findings suggest that WHR is a better indicator than BMI of obesity-related CVD risk and should be used to target adults in the Caribbean, and of Caribbean-descent, for interventions
Anthropometry · Body mass index · Cohort · Cohort study · Obesity · Odds ratio · Overweight · Waist · Waist-to-height ratio · Waist–hip ratio · Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity · Demography · Health and Lifestyle Studies · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Internal Medicine
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Indices of abdominal obesity are better discriminators of cardiovascular risk factors than BMI
Waist‐to‐height ratio is a better screening tool than waist circumference and BMI for adult cardiometabolic risk factors
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Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013
Association between adiposity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among adults living in Puerto Rico
Comparison of Measures of Adiposity and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among African American Adults
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |