Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JANUARY 3, 2024

In today’s society, the prevalence of obesity has become a significant concern. have obesity, and this rate has increased by more than 10 percentage points in the past two decades. Understanding the prevalence of obesity is crucial in comprehending why events like Healthy Weight Week are essential. of adults in the U.S.

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Obesity Diabetes Blood Pressure BMI 97

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

BackgroundWeight-adjusted waist circumference index (WWI) is a novel index related to obesity and has been associated with the risk and prognosis of several diseases. cm/√kg was identified for predicting myocardial infarction, outperforming waist circumference and body mass index (BMI). When WWI exceeded 10.97 cm/√kg,

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Myocardial Infarction BMI Angina Obesity 59

Dr. Paddy Barrett

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Visceral Fat & Insulin Resistance While rates of smoking have decreased significantly in recent decades, the rates of obesity and excess visceral fat have increased dramatically 3. Trends in the number of obese and severely obese people by region. Relationship of BMI and Risk Of Diabetes. 2021 , 22 , 5770.

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Cardiometabolic Health Congress

JULY 25, 2023

Can you please explain the concept of an obesity paradox? Salvatore Carbone, PhD: First, I’d like to point out that obesity is a major risk factor for cardiometabolic disease. 2, 3] This association is more pronounced for those with class I obesity, which is a body mass index (BMI) between 30-35 kg/m2.

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Obesity BMI Heart Failure Cardiovascular Disease 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Background Worldwide obesity has a high prevalence, as well as carries a high risk of several chronic diseases, including hypertension. Studies of the association between obesity and ambulatory blood pressure (BP) are scarce and most use only body mass index (BMI) as indicator of adiposity.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 26, 2025

kg/m2), normal weight (18.524 kg/m2), overweight (2428 kg/m2), and obese (>28 kg/m2). kg/m2), normal weight (18.524 kg/m2), overweight (2428 kg/m2), and obese (>28 kg/m2). as BMI increased by category, and it prevailed more frequently among women and older people regardless of their BMI status.

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Myocardial Infarction Risk Factors BMI Obesity 40