title: Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Tehran adults: a population-based study.
abstract: The relationship between obesity and cardiovascular disease risk factors was assessed in 3622 males and 5025 females aged 20-70 years. Body mass index, waist circumference, waist-to-height and waist-to-hip ratios were calculated. Obese men had a higher risk of hypertension, high total cholesterol (TC), high triglycerides (TG), high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels than non-obese men. Centrally obese men were more susceptible to high TG, hypertension and high TC. Obese women had a higher chance of being hypertensive and having high total TC, high TG, high LDL-C and low HDL-C levels than non-obese females. Centrally obese women had higher odds for high TG and low HDL-C. There is a need for education about lifestyle change in the country.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Research Centre, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fazizi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esmaillzadeh
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Mirmiran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007492:Iran; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D049629:Waist-Hip Ratio
chemical_list: D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL; D014280:Triglycerides