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Enlarged waist, high triglycerides tied to CV risk.(cardiovascular diseases)(Brief article)
Screening for an enlarged waist in combination with elevated triglycerides appears to be a simple, effective tool to flag postmenopausal women at increased risk for accelerated atherogenesis and related adverse outcomes, reported Laszlo B. Tanko, M.D., and his associates at the Center for Clinical and Basic Research, Ballerup, Denmark.
In a study of 557 Copenhagen-area women aged 48-76 years followed for an average of 8.5 years, 16% of women had enlarged waist (at least 88 cm) with elevated triglycerides (EWET), and 18% had metabolic syndrome, defined as having at least three of five criteria: enlarged ...
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