Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between central obesity (Abdominal adiposity), measured by Waist/Hip ratio and the development of Coronary Heart Disease in adult population of district Swat. Methodology: The study comprised of 100 subjects, 34 Control, 33 Hypertensive subjects and 33 subjects with Coronary Heart Disease. Weight, Height, Waist/Hip ratio and Blood Pressure of subjects with Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) were compared with Hypertensive subjects and Control subjects. Result: Patients with Coronary Heart Disease had higher Waist/Hip ratio and Blood Pressure than Hypertensive subjects, which in turn had higher values than control subjects. Conclusion: Waist/hip ratio is the dominant risk factor predicting Coronary Heart Disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 585-588 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| State | Published - Jul 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Blood pressure
- Coronary heart disease
- Waist/hip ratio
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
