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KMID : 0388320130200030248
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Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2013 Volume.20 No. 3 p.248 ~ p.258
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Association of Waist Circumference with Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Diseases in Women Patients with Chest Pain
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Yun Kyung-Soon
Cho Sook-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the associations of body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) with coronary artery diseases (CAD) in women patients with chest pain.
Method: BMI, WC, and flow-mediated vasodilation (FMD) were measured for 162 women patients with chest pain whose mean age was 54.9±9.2 years. CAD was diagnosed by coronary angiography.
Results: In comparing BMI and WC, WC was found to be more strongly associated with cardiovascular risk factors. For example, correlations with the high density lipoprotein cholesterol were r=-.266, p=.001 (WC) vs. r=-.131, p=.104 (BMI), and for homocystein, r=.378, p＜.001 (WC) vs. r=.150, p=.068 (BMI). Obstructive CAD develops more frequently in women patients with abdominal obesity than in patients without abdominal obesity.
Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that WC is a better index of adiposity than BMI.
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KEYWORD
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Abdominal obesity, Waist circumference, Body mass index, Coronary artery diseases
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