Race and Ethnicity, Obesity, Metabolic Health, and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women

Background It is unclear whether obesity unaccompanied by metabolic abnormalities is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk across racial and ethnic subgroups. Methods and Results We identified 14 364 postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative who had data on fasting...

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Published in:Journal of the American Heart Association 2015-05, Vol.4 (5), p.n/a
Main Authors: Schmiegelow, Michelle D., Hedlin, Haley, Mackey, Rachel H., Martin, Lisa W., Vitolins, Mara Z., Stefanick, Marcia L., Perez, Marco V., Allison, Matthew, Hlatky, Mark A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Body Mass Index
cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular Diseases - ethnology
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Ethnic Groups - ethnology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Incidence
Metabolic Syndrome - complications
Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology
metabolism (metabolic syndrome)
Middle Aged
obesity
Obesity - complications
Obesity - ethnology
Original Research
Overweight - complications
Overweight - ethnology
Postmenopause - ethnology
race/ethnicity
Risk Factors
Women
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Summary:Background It is unclear whether obesity unaccompanied by metabolic abnormalities is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk across racial and ethnic subgroups. Methods and Results We identified 14 364 postmenopausal women from the Women's Health Initiative who had data on fasting serum lipids and serum glucose and no history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes at baseline. We categorized women by body mass index (in kg/m2) as normal weight (body mass index 18.5 to
ISSN:2047-9980
2047-9980
DOI:10.1161/JAHA.114.001695