Body fat percent by bioelectrical impedance analysis and risk of coronary artery disease among urban men with low rates of obesity: the Indian paradox.
J Am Coll Nutr
; 18(3): 268-73, 1999 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-10376784
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the association between body fat percent and prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) and coronary risk factors in subjects with low rates of obesity. SUBJECTS ANDMETHODS:
We randomly selected 850 men, aged 25 to 64 years. The survey methods were questionnaire and bioelectrical impedance analysis for body composition. Subjects were divided into high-fat (n = 357), over-fat (n = 230), normal-fat (n = 200) and under-fat (n = 63) based on criteria of body-fat percent analysis.RESULTS:
The prevalence of CAD and the coronary-risk factors hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, diabetes, mellitus and sedentary lifestyle were significantly associated with high and moderate body fat percent despite low body-mass index (23.6+/-4.1 kg/m2). Mean total cholesterol, triglycerides and blood pressure were significantly associated with high and moderate body fat percent. The prevalence of smoking was weakly but inversely associated with high body-fat percent. Mean HDL cholesterol was positively associated with high body-fat percent. Body mass index was positively associated with high body-fat percent.CONCLUSIONS:
High and moderate body-fat-percent subjects were associated with high prevalence of CAD and the coronary-risk factors hypertension, diabetes mellitus, higher body-mass index and sedentary lifestyle.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Índice de Masa Corporal
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Tejido Adiposo
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Enfermedad Coronaria
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article