Association Between Body Mass Index and Age of Presentation With Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Clinical cardiology (Mahwah, N.J.) N.J.), 2016-11, Vol.39 (11), p.653-657
• Main Authors: Atique, Syed M., Shadbolt, Bruce, Marley, Paul, Farshid, Ahmad
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Australian Capital Territory; Body Mass Index; Cardiac; Cardiovascular disease; Chi-Square Distribution; Clinical Investigations; Coronary Angiography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging; Coronary Artery Disease - etiology; Coronary Artery Disease - therapy; Coronary vessels; Female; Humans; Linear Models; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - diagnosis; Preventive cardiology; rehabilitation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sex Factors; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0160-9289; 1932-8737
• DOI: 10.1002/clc.22576

Background Obesity is increasingly recognized as an important risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Hypothesis Patients with increased body mass index (BMI) present at a younger age with symptomatic CAD. Methods We analyzed data on 2137 consecutive patients admitted for treatment of CAD proven on angiography from 2010 to 2013, excluding those with prior coronary intervention or bypass surgery. Results Mean age was 64.1 ± 12.4 years; 75% were male; 43.6% were overweight (BMI 25–29.9 kg/m2) and 31.6% were obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m2). Patients with BMI ≥25 kg/m2 compared with