title: Risks for obesity.
abstract: Whether or not obesity per se is an independent risk factor remains controversial. However, a variety of studies have shown that obesity precipitates certain well-known risk factors, such as glucose intolerance, hyperlipidemia, hyperestrogenemia, hypertension, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Distribution of adipose tissue also seems to influence cardiovascular risk; patients with predominantly male-pattern obesity exhibit more profound risk for cardiovascular disease.
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000209:etiology; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006946:Hyperinsulinism / Q000209:etiology; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000209:etiology; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D004967:Estrogens