Tour de tailleaugmenté et facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire [Increased waist circumference and cardiovascular risk factors]

Introduction. Obesity evaluated by body mass index (BMI) is a recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Studies have shown that adipose tissue deposition in visceral level, reflected by increased waist circumference itself was a cardiometabolic risk factor. Objective. The relationship was studied betwe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nutrition & santé 2015-12, Vol.4 (2), p.53-67
Hauptverfasser: Salima TALEB, Ahlem YOUSFI, MarwaBOUSSAKTA
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction. Obesity evaluated by body mass index (BMI) is a recognized cardiovascular risk factor. Studies have shown that adipose tissue deposition in visceral level, reflected by increased waist circumference itself was a cardiometabolic risk factor. Objective. The relationship was studied between a high waist circumference and a cardiovascular risk. Material and Methods. A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted among 200 subjects in 2014 in Tebessa. The questionnaire allowed us to gather the following information: anthropometric measurements, dietary habits, physical activity, smoking, personal and family history ... Blood sample was realized to determine some biochemical parameters. Results. In this study, 60.5% of the subjects had a pathological waist, women were more affected than men (72.86% vs 31.67%, p
ISSN:2253-0983
2353-026X