Indicators of Abdominal Adiposity and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Results from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brazil).

Michaela EickembergLeila Denise Alves Ferreira AmorimMaria da Conceição Chagas de AlmeidaEstela Maria Leão de AquinoMaria de Jesus Mendes da FonsecaItamar de Souza SantosDora ChorMaria de Fátima Sander DinizSandhi Maria BarretoSheila Maria Alvim de Matos

Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2019)

Abdominal adiposity, identified through WC, WHR, LAP, and VAI, was associated with CIMT in both genders, mainly for the traditional anthropometric indicator, WC.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
public health
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weight gain
body composition
mental health
optical coherence tomography
health information
cardiovascular risk factors
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
health promotion
body mass index
childhood cancer