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ArticleActa Cardiologica Sinica2019

The Correlation between Waist-Hip Ratio and Achieving Therapeutic Lipid Goals in Taiwan.

Hsing-Shan Tsai, Wei-Kung Tseng, Wei-Hsian Yin, Fang-Ju Lin, Chen-Feng Hsuan, Yen-Wen Wu, Lien-Chi Huang, Tsung-Hsien Lin, Kuan-Cheng Chang, Yi-Heng Li and 4 more

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Hsing-Shan TsaiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University.
Wei-Kung TsengDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University.
Wei-Hsian YinNational Yang-Ming University School of Medicine.
Fang-Ju LinGraduate Institute of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Medicine.
Chen-Feng HsuanDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-DA Hospital/I-Shou University.
Yen-Wen WuDepartments of Nuclear Medicine, and Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei.
Lien-Chi HuangDivision of Cardiology, Taipei City Hospital Heping Fuyou Branch, Taipei.
Tsung-Hsien LinFaculty of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung.
Kuan-Cheng ChangGraduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University.
Yi-Heng LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital and College of Medicine, Tainan.
Hung-I YehMackay Memorial Hospital, Mackay Medical College, New Taipei City.
Jaw-Wen ChenDepartment of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital.
Chau-Chung WuCardiology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital.
Taiwanese Secondary Prevention for Patients with AtheRosCLErotic Disease (T-SPARCLE) Registry Investigators

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Abstract

backgroundBody mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) are all simple anthropometric tools used to categorize obesity status. This study aimed to determine associations between different anthropometric indices and the attainment of therapeutic lipid goals in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) undergoing secondary prevention.

methodsBetween 2010 and 2014, this multi-center study enrolled 5718 patients undergoing secondary prevention for CVD. At study enrollment, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein protein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and triglyceride (TG) were recorded. This cross-sectional study analyzed these three anthropometric obesity indices and correlations with achieving therapeutic lipid goals.

resultsAmong the 5718 patients, multivariate analysis revealed that those with higher BMI or WC tended not to meet their HDL-C and TG therapeutic goals. However, neither BMI nor WC showed a relationship with achieving the LDL-C target. The patients with an elevated WHR (≥ 0.98 for males and ≥ 0.97 for females) were less likely to achieve all three lipid target values, including LDL-C (p = 0.05), HDL-C (p < 0.001) and TG (p < 0.001).

conclusionsAmong Taiwanese patients undergoing secondary prevention for CVD, the higher the WHR the lower the likelihood of achieving the lipid therapeutic goals.

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Body mass indexLipidObesity

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PMID31879512
PMCPMC6859101

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