scholarly journals Dietary Flavonoid Intake Is Inversely Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk as Assessed by Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference among Adults in the United States

Nutrients ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 827 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
Flavonoid Intake ◽  
Dietary Flavonoid

scholarly journals Body mass index and waist circumference in midchildhood and adverse cardiovascular disease risk clustering in adolescence

2007 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah P Garnett ◽  
Louise A Baur ◽  
Shubha Srinivasan ◽  
Jenny W Lee ◽  
Chris T Cowell
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk

scholarly journals Are waist circumference and body mass index independently associated with cardiovascular disease risk in Chinese adults?

2005 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 1195-1202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel P Wildman ◽  
Dongfeng Gu ◽  
Kristi Reynolds ◽  
Xiufang Duan ◽  
Xiqui Wu ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Waist Circumference ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
Chinese Adults

scholarly journals Prevalence of High C-Reactive Protein in Persons with Serum Lipid Concentrations within Recommended Values

2004 ◽  
Vol 50 (9) ◽  
pp. 1618-1622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Umed A Ajani ◽  
Earl S Ford ◽  
Ali H Mokdad
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
C Reactive Protein ◽  
Reactive Protein

Abstract Background: C-Reactive protein (CRP) has been shown to be a strong predictor of coronary heart disease (CHD) and is being considered in cardiovascular disease risk assessment. The number of normolipidemic individuals who are eligible for evaluation of CRP in overall CHD risk assessment is not known. Methods: We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2000 and computed the prevalence of high CRP (>3 mg/L) among normolipidemic adults. We also computed the prevalence among individuals free of CHD and diabetes. In addition, we examined the prevalence stratified by body mass index. Results: The prevalence of high CRP among those with lipid concentrations within recommended values ranged from 28.8% to 35.3%, depending on the lipid fraction examined. Exclusion of individuals with CHD or diabetes and those with CRP concentrations >10 mg/L reduced the prevalence range (23.1–27.1%). Prevalence increased with increasing body mass index. Conclusions: In 2000, ∼12 million adults in the United States considered normolipidemic had high CRP concentrations. Additional studies to explore the role of CRP in cardiovascular disease risk assessment are needed.

scholarly journals Variations in weight stigma concerns

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Cornick ◽  
Cambridge Teter ◽  
Andrew K. Thaw
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽  
The United States ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Weight Stigma ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Obesity Rate

Over the past 40 years, obesity rates in the United States have grown significantly; these rates have not grown uniformly across the United States (18 of the 20 counties with the highest obesity rates are located in the South). Obesity increases cardiovascular disease risk factors and new research has highlighted the negative psychological effects of obesity, known as weight stigma, including decreased selfcontrol resources, over eating, and exercise avoidance. The primary objective of this study was to determine if weight stigma concerns varied regionally and if social behaviors influenced this variation. In two studies, we collected cross-sectional data from participants in the United States including height and weight, weight stigma concerns, and perception of friends’ preoccupation with weight and dieting. We also collected each participant’s home zip code which was used to locate local obesity rate. We established differences in the relationship between body mass index and weight stigma concerns by local county obesity rate and showed that perceived friend preoccupation with weight and dieting mediated this relationship for individuals in low and medium obesity rate counties. For individuals living in United States counties with lower levels of obesity, increases in personal body mass index leads to increased weight stigma concerns due to an increase in perceived friend preoccupation with weight and dieting. These results indicate that relationships between body mass index, weight stigma concerns, and social networks vary significantly for subpopulations throughout the United States.

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