The disease burden associated with overweight and obesity

A Must, J Spadano, EH Coakley, AE Field, G Colditz… - Jama, 1999 - jamanetwork.com
ContextOverweight and obesity are increasing dramatically in the United States and most
likely contribute substantially to the burden of chronic health conditions. ObjectiveTo …

Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart …

RL Sacco, R Adams, G Albers, MJ Alberts… - Stroke, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this new statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association …

KL Furie, SE Kasner, RJ Adams, GW Albers, RL Bush… - Stroke, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
The aim of this updated statement is to provide comprehensive and timely evidence-based
recommendations on the prevention of ischemic stroke among survivors of ischemic stroke …

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio as predictors of cardiovascular events: meta-regression analysis of prospective studies

L De Koning, AT Merchant, J Pogue… - European heart …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Aims The objectives of this study were to determine the association of waist circumference
(WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) with the risk of incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Measures of obesity are associated with vascular stiffness in young and older adults

RP Wildman, RH Mackey, A Bostom, T Thompson… - …, 2003 - Am Heart Assoc
Obesity has reached epidemic levels and carries a risk for cardiovascular disease. Obesity's
effects on the vascular systems of young adults and African Americans have not been well …

The relationship between body mass index and stroke: a systemic review and meta-analysis

X Wang, Y Huang, Y Chen, T Yang, W Su, X Chen… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular event closely related to brain tissue
damage, and is one of the major causes of death and disability in worldwide. Various …

Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference?

R Ross, T Berentzen, AJ Bradshaw, I Janssen… - Obesity …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal protocol for measurement of waist
circumference (WC), and no scientific rationale is provided for any of the WC protocols …

Long-term cardiovascular consequences of obesity: 20-year follow-up of more than 15 000 middle-aged men and women (the Renfrew–Paisley study)

NF Murphy, K MacIntyre, S Stewart, CL Hart… - European heart …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Aims To examine the long-term cardiovascular consequences of obesity and project the
cardiovascular consequences of the recent increase in prevalence of obesity. Methods and …

[HTML][HTML] Appropriate body mass index and waist circumference cutoffs for categorization of overweight and central adiposity among Chinese adults

RP Wildman, D Gu, K Reynolds, X Duan… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Background Recent data suggest that current overweight and central adiposity guidelines
based on Western populations are not appropriate for Asian populations. The published …

Obesity in older adults: a systematic review of the evidence for diagnosis and treatment

KM McTigue, R Hess, J Ziouras - Obesity, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: Although obesity is increasing in older US adults, treatment is controversial in this
age group. We sought to examine evidence concerning obesity's health‐related risks …