Coronary Heart Disease Indicators
Written By: Canadian Medical Association Journal
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Published - Jul 20, 2010
People with a larger waistline and high triglyceride levels are at increased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a research study published in Canadian Medical Association Journal.
The concept of a hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype, defined by high triglyceride levels and an increased waistline, had been previously proposed as a marker of metabolic abnormalities that could help predict increased risk of coronary heart disease.
The CMAJ study examined whether a hypertriglyceridemic waist type could be a useful, cost-effective screening tool to identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. It looked at a group of 21 787 men and women aged 45 to 79 years living in Norfolk, United Kingdom involved in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Norfolk study. Out of the total sample, 1295 men and 814 women developed coronary heart disease during the follow up period of up to 8 to 10 years.