• DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.016801
Corpus ID: 115876581

Body Mass Index, Abdominal Fatness, and Heart Failure Incidence and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

@article{Aune2016BodyMI,
  title={Body Mass Index, Abdominal Fatness, and Heart Failure Incidence and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Dose–Response Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies},
  author={D. Aune and Abhijit Sen and T. Norat and I. Janszky and P. Romundstad and S. Tonstad and L. J. Vatten},
  journal={Circulation},
  year={2016},
  volume={133},
  pages={639–649}
}

D. Aune, Abhijit Sen, +4 authors L. J. Vatten

Published 2016

Medicine

Circulation

Background— Obesity has been associated with increased risk of heart failure, but whether overweight also increases risk is unclear. It is also unclear whether abdominal adiposity is more strongly associated with heart failure risk than general adiposity. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies to clarify the strength and shape of the dose-response relationship between general and abdominal adiposity and the risk of heart failure. Methods and Results— PubMed… CONTINUE READING

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