Anthropometric measures of obesity and associated cardiovascular disease risk in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study.

Saria HassanCarol OladeleDeron GalushaOswald Peter AdamsRohan G MaharajCruz M NazarioMaxine NunezMarcella Nunez-Smithnull null

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

Findings suggest that WHR is a better indicator than BMI of obesity-related CVD risk and should be used to target adults in the Caribbean, and of Caribbean-descent, for interventions.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
weight gain
weight loss
high fat diet induced
body mass index
body composition
south africa
skeletal muscle
cardiovascular events
breast cancer risk