Background To investigate associations between degrees of obesity using correlations
between obesity indices and cardiometabolic risk factors in women. Methods BMI, waist …

Objectives It is important to ascertain which anthropometric measurements of obesity,
general or central, are better predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women. 10 …

Background Evidence about the associations between obesity severity, metabolic status and
risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults with obesity remains limited. Methods …

Background and aims: Obesity is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV)
events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between global CV risk …

A centralized deposit of adiposity increases the risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Several
anthropometric markers can be used to characterize fat distribution. In the case of severe …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a main risk factor in metabolic syndrome. Gender is known to
influence the risk of obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors. However, it remains to be …

We aimed to evaluate the relationship between different types of obesity and cardiovascular
risk indicators. A total of 623 overweight (body mass index [BMI]> 25 kg/m2), and 2559 …

Normal weight obesity (NWO) is a new emerging phenotype of obesity, defined as a normal
body mass index with a high body fat percentage. While several studies have described the …

In Western countries, more women than men die every year of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) and women spend more life years with cardiovascular disease than men. Fortunately …

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between waist-to-hip
ratio (WHR) and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese women and to …