title: [Determination of excess body mass in epidemiological studies of cardiovascular diseases].
abstract: In epidemiological studies of cardiovascular diseases, in order to determine excessive body weight and its significance in the spread and development of ischemic heart disease among different populations it is necessary to use the best index characterizing the height-weight relationships and meeting such requirements as independence of growth and high correlation with weight. Analysis showed that the index weight/height2 may be used to determine excessive weight in 40--59-year-old males living in one of the Moscow districts. A 30.0 kg/m2 or higher value of this index is evidence of excessive increase in body mass.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D001835:Body Weight; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009031:Moscow; D012885:Skinfold Thickness
vernacular_title: Opredelenie izbytochnoĭ massy tela v épidemiologicheskikh issledovaniiakh serdechno-sosudistykh zabolevaniĭ.