Waist/hip ratio, body mass index and premature cardiovascular disease mortality in US Army veterans during a twenty-three year follow-up study.

摘要: A retrospective longitudinal analysis of fat distribution and cause-specific mortality was performed on data from 105,062 men discharged the United States Army in 1946-47. Baseline height, weight, waist hip girth, 23-year follow-up were available for 84,910 white men. Proportional hazard survival by 5-year age group waist/hip ratio (WHR) body mass index (BMI) prediction time to death ischaemic heart disease (IHD) stroke. Relative risk IHD fatality per standard deviation (s.d.) WHR ranged 1.11 1.17, higher values appearing younger groups. due BMI not significant aged 16-20 years at discharge service, but 1.22 1.25 s.d. among 21-30 year olds. predictive cerebrovascular 16-25 olds, carrying a relative 1.24 1.35 any group. Multivariate models indicated that related subsequent independently each other most both contribute premature an initially relatively healthy population young men, although effects are equivalent all